[Python] Python debugging in vscode ends after 5 seconds of inactivity

I'm on Macbook Pro M4 Max, python 3.9.20 running in conda environment. I'm using vscode to debug the program, but when debugging, the child process dies after 5 seconds of not doing anything (a breakpoint lasts 5 seconds only): my python program is launched using a script launch_proxy.py which launches a uvicorn instance serving my api.

import uvicorn
if __name__ == "__main__":
workers = 6
uvicorn.run("api.detection_proxy:app", host="0.0.0.0", port=8184,workers=workers, reload=workers == 1, proxy_headers=True, forwarded_allow_ips="*")


and a launch.json in vscode:

{
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"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Python: Current File",
"type": "debugpy",
"stopOnEntry": false,
"request": "launch",
"program": "launch_proxy.py",
"console": "integratedTerminal",
"justMyCode": false,
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/ppl_server",
"env": {
"DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH": "/opt/homebrew/lib/postgresql@14/:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH",
"PYDEVD_USE_FRAME_EVAL": "NO",
"PYDEVD_TIMEOUT": "999999",
"PYDEVD_DEBUG_LOG_DIR": "/tmp/debugpy_logs"
},
}
]
}


The program runs fine But when it hits a breakpoint, if you don't do a step over or a step into within 5 seconds of reaching this breakpoint, the child process dies, and is restarted leaving me with an empty response, and no debugging whatsoever

As my launch.json suggests, I have tried many parameters and configs to circumvent the 5 seconds, I even tried listening for any signal in the launch_proxy.py file like this:

import signal
import sys

def signal_handler(sig, frame):
print(f"Received signal: {sig}")
sys.exit(0)

signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)

#this part is to print something that's how i knew a new child process has spawned
import os
print("PYDEVD_TIMEOUT:", os.environ.get("PYDEVD_TIMEOUT"))
print("PYDEVD_USE_FRAME_EVAL:", os.environ.get("PYDEVD_USE_FRAME_EVAL"))
print("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH:", os.environ.get("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH"))


The signal handler prints nothing when the child process dies I tested the signal handler by issuing a ctrl + c, and i can see it prints signal 15 received

I should mention that a similar setup with the same versions of the pip packages works fine on my windows laptop

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