Run Python File no longer escapes slashes in bash terminal

[MKatz-DHSC]

Type: Bug

VS Code version 1.104 or above
Git Bash for Windows
A Conda install (we use miniforge)

1. Set the default terminal to Bash
2. Open a Python file
3. Choose the base Conda environment as your Python interpreter
4. Click the "Run Python File" button

Issue

Path to conda environment contains backslashes and so bash mangles path.

Expected result

Path to conda environment has backslashes replaced with forward slashes (previous behaviour in VS Code version 1.103).

VS Code version: Code 1.105.1 (7d842fb85a0275a4a8e4d7e040d2625abbf7f084, 2025-10-14T22:33:36.618Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:

Extensions (19)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
claude-code	Ant	2.0.19
vscode-pull-request-github	Git	0.120.0
rainbow-csv	mec	3.23.0
debugpy	ms-	2025.14.1
python	ms-	2025.16.0
vscode-pylance	ms-	2025.8.3
vscode-python-envs	ms-	1.10.0
jupyter	ms-	2025.9.1
jupyter-keymap	ms-	1.1.2
jupyter-renderers	ms-	1.3.0
vscode-jupyter-cell-tags	ms-	0.1.9
vscode-jupyter-slideshow	ms-	0.1.6
autodocstring	njp	0.6.1
indent-rainbow	ode	8.3.1
vscode-yaml	red	1.19.1
r	REd	2.8.6
r-syntax	REd	0.1.3
code-spell-checker	str	4.2.6
code-spell-checker-british-english	str	1.4.32

[anthonykim1]

Can you update Python extension, Python environment extension to latest and see if you can still repro?
Also add "python.useEnvironmentsExtension": true, to your settings.json.

Also try if "python.useEnvironmentsExtension": false, makes the problem go away.
Let us know what happens, thanks.

[MKatz-DHSC]

vscode version: 1.105.1
python ext (ms-python.python) version: 2025.16.0

With "python.useEnvironmentsExtension": true, the problem persists.

With "python.useEnvironmentsExtension": false, the problem goes away.

[eleanorjboyd]

sorry for the delay- will investigate

[MKatz-DHSC]

No worries, appreciate the amazing work you guys do and how crazy busy it must be!

[eleanorjboyd]

you're so kind thank you! merged this fix earlier so it will be out on the next pre-release version of the extension: 16c066d