[Python] VSCode Pylance Cannot Resolve TensorFlow Keras Imports, But TensorFlow is Installed...

I'm having an issue where tensorflow.keras and its submodules (e.g., tensorflow.keras.modules) are not being recognized in VSCode. Pylance keeps flagging them with "Import could not be resolved", even though TensorFlow is installed and everything works perfectly fine when I run Python scripts from the command line.

If I run: python -c "import tensorflow as tf; print(tf.keras.__version__)"

I get: 2.10.0

So TensorFlow and Keras are clearly installed. But my imports remain flagged. And if I try running my script inside VSCode, it throws an actual ModuleNotFoundError. Here's a screenshot of the imports

I have already verified that the correct Conda environment is selected in VSCode, and I made sure the integrated terminal is using it. The environment works fine when running scrips manually outside of VSCode. This is happening with Pylance enabled, but even disabling it doesn't seem to fix the issue.

I've tried pretty much everything at this point, and none of it has fixed the issue:

• Checked that TensorFlow is installed -> It is. pip list and conda list both confirm TensorFlow 2.10.0 is installed in my Conda environment.
• Made sure that VSCode is using the correct Python interpreter -> Selected the right Conda environment, restarted VSCode, and verified with which python and sys.executable.
• Restarted Pylance and the VSCode Language Server -> No effect. Tried both Python: Restart Language Server" and Developer: Reload Window".
• Uninstalled and reinstalled TensorFlow -> No change. Also tried forcing a reinstall using pip install --force-reinstall tensorflow.
• Checked VSCode settings (python.analysis.extraPaths) -> Tried explicitly adding my Conda environment's site-packages folder, still no luck.
• Checked for package conflicts -> Nothing unusual.
• Tried running VSCode as administrator -> No change.
• Tried using import tensorflow._api.v2.keras as keras -> Still flagged as missing.

I'm just completely out of ideas. I feel like I'm pulling my hair out. It just refuses to be recognized no matter what I do and it feels like I've tried everything and the issue just won't budge. I'll take any advice anyone has.

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