Task property "presentation": {"reveal": "never"} is not working when Python extension is active

[jcrmatos]

Environment data

• VS Code version: 1.30.1
• Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2018.12.1
• OS and version: Windows 7 Pro SP1 + all updates
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.7.1 (WinPython)
• Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | ...): virtualenv created by pipenv

Expected behaviour

Task property "presentation": {"reveal": "never"} should never show the terminal panel when the task runs.

Actual behaviour

Task property "presentation": {"reveal": "never"} always shows the terminal panel when the task runs and the Python extension is active.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Activate the Python extension.
2. Create a task, eg.

        {
            "label": "Py3 Help",
            "type": "shell",
            "windows": {
                "command": "${env:OneDrive}\\Python\\winpython371-32\\python-3.7.1\\Doc\\python371.chm"
            },
            "presentation": {
                "reveal": "never"
            }
        },

3. Create a keyboard shortcut, eg.

[{
    "key": "shift+f1",
    "command": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
    "args": "Py3 Help"
}]

4. Run the task, in my eg. shift+F1

Output in terminal (that should not appear)

> Executing task in folder uniclave: C:\Users\JMatos\OneDrive\Python\winpython371-32\python-3.7.1\Doc\python371.chm <


Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it.

I created a simple Task and added the presentation item, hoping that that would allow me to never show the integrated terminal (as it is reported in the doc at
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/tasks#vscode
but it isn't working. It always shows the integrated terminal.

{
    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "Py3 Help",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "C:\\Python354-32\\Doc\\python354.chm",
            "problemMatcher": [],
            "presentation": {
                "reveal": "never"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Thanks,

JM

[d3r3kk]

Issue moved to Microsoft/vscode #66056 via ZenHub

[d3r3kk]

@DonJayamanne could you have a look at #65179 before we close this one on our repo. It would seem that the integrated terminal only opens when the Python extension is active...

[jcrmatos]

Hello,

It was me who opened issue #65179 at vscode, but because it only occurs when using the Python extension, I closed it and opened a new issue here.

Thanks,

JM

[d3r3kk]

because it only occurs when using the Python extension...

Yes, I didn't realize that bit when I closed it! Thanks, we will have a look and see if there is something we are doing on our end.

[DonJayamanne]

Please add the following setting "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": false in your workspace settings.json file.
This will ensure the terminal doesn't get activated with the workspace virtual environment.

[jcrmatos]

Hello,

I'm sorry but that makes no sense. I want the terminal to activate the venv.

What should not happen is the task to show in terminal if the option

"presentation": {
                "reveal": "never"
            }

is present.

And this only happens with the Python extension activated.
If I disable it everything works.

Thanks,

JM