[Python] VSCode Remote SSH: Can’t Install ‘ms-python.python’ (Incompatibility Error & Infinite...

I’m working with VSCode on a remote server via SSH and having issues installing the Python and Jupyter extensions. When I try to install ms-python.python, I sometimes get the following error message:

Can’t install ‘ms-python.python’ extension because it is not compatible.


Other times, the installation starts but gets stuck in an infinite install loop.

The same issue occurs with other extensions like Jupyter, but some extensions (e.g., File Browser) install successfully and appear under .vscode-server/extensions. However, after restarting VSCode, it still prompts me to install them on the remote server, suggesting something is wrong.

What I’ve tried:

• Reinstalling the VSCode server (rm -rf ~/.vscode-server)
• Reinstalling VSCode (brew uninstall visual-studio-code)

My VSCode version:

Commit: cd4ee3b1c348a13bafd8f9ad8060705f6d4b9cba
Date: 2025-01-16T00:16:19.038Z
Electron: 32.2.6
ElectronBuildId: 10629634
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 23.5.0


Question:

Does anyone have an idea what could be causing this issue?

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