Python Debugger error when starting test in debug "Invalid message: Found duplicate in "env": Path"

[lmanc]

When attempting to launch a single test in debug mode using the Python Debugger extension, VS Code immediately fails and shows an error dialog: Invalid message: Found duplicate in "env": PATH.

Extension version: 2025.10.0
VS Code version: Code 1.103.2 (6f17636121051a53c88d3e605c491d22af2ba755, 2025-08-20T16:45:34.255Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.13.7
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): VirtualEnvironment

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1360P (16 x 2611)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	63.71GB (53.10GB free)
Process Argv	linkedin-jobs-url/ --crash-reporter-id 89e519a1-7b57-4e47-a9dd-158e0d0fc56b
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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[eleanorjboyd]

will investigate- thanks

[ahmadbass3l]

I am having the exact same issue

[jan-glx]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76036074/cannot-debug-test-case-in-vs-code-found-duplicate-in-env-path