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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion package.nls.json
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{
"debugpy.command.clearCacheAndReload.title": "Clear Cache and Reload Window",
"debugpy.command.clearCacheAndReload.title": "Python Debugger: Reload and Repair",
"debugpy.command.debugInTerminal.title": "Python Debugger: Debug Python File",
"debugpy.command.debugUsingLaunchConfig.title": "Python Debugger: Debug using launch.json",
"debugpy.command.reportIssue.title": "Report Issue...",
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19 changes: 16 additions & 3 deletions src/extension/extension.ts
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Expand Up @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { registerLogger, traceError } from './common/log/logging';
import { sendTelemetryEvent } from './telemetry';
import { EventName } from './telemetry/constants';
import { IExtensionApi } from './apiTypes';
import { commands } from 'vscode';
import { commands, window } from 'vscode';
import { getDebugpyPackagePath } from './debugger/adapter/remoteLaunchers';

export async function activate(context: IExtensionContext): Promise<IExtensionApi | undefined> {
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sendTelemetryEvent(EventName.DEBUG_SUCCESS_ACTIVATION);
return api;
} catch (ex) {
traceError('sendDebugpySuccessActivationTelemetry() failed.', ex);
throw ex; // re-raise
traceError('Python Debugger activation failed.', ex);
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Not sure why this is necessary. Is this something you're hitting and where the clear storage command is fixing the issue?

window
.showErrorMessage(
'Python Debugger failed to activate. Reload and repair the extension to recover.',
'Reload and Repair',
)
.then((selection) => {
if (selection === 'Reload and Repair') {
commands.executeCommand(Commands.ClearStorage).then(
undefined,
() => commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.reloadWindow'),
);
}
});
return undefined;
}
}