Play button return command 'python.execInTerminal-icon' not found

[BoSnyd]

Type: Bug

Behaviour

The play button to run python code won't work and return the following message:
command 'python.execInTerminal-icon' not found

Steps to reproduce:

1. Install Python plugin by Microsoft apperantly. I've narrowed the problem down to that plugin.

Diagnostic data

Output for Python in the Output panel (View→Output, change the drop-down the upper-right of the Output panel to Python)

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Extension version: 2026.4.0
VS Code version: Code 1.132.0 (df53daabb18cd157bdb08c7f01c34df936cf12f4, 2026-08-04T15:30:20Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.10.11
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): System
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Default

User Settings

languageServer: "Pylance"

Installed Extensions

Extension Name	Extension Id	Version
debugpy	ms-	2026.6.0
js-debug	ms-	1.117.0
js-debug-companion	ms-	1.1.3
jsts-chat-features	Typ	0.0.4
jupyter	ms-	2025.9.1
jupyter-keymap	ms-	1.1.2
jupyter-renderers	ms-	1.3.0
python	ms-	2026.4.0
vscode-dotnet-pack	ms-	1.0.13
vscode-dotnet-runtime	ms-	3.1.0
vscode-js-profile-table	ms-	1.0.11
vscode-jupyter-cell-tags	ms-	0.1.9
vscode-jupyter-slideshow	ms-	0.1.6
vscode-pylance	ms-	2026.3.1
vscode-python-envs	ms-	1.36.0

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9880H CPU @ 2.30GHz (16 x 2304)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x3e9b [Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=31.0.101.2137 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x10de, DEVICE=0x1eb6 [NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000], DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.15.7391 GPU2: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8875 Machine model name: Machine model version: 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 webgl: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.71GB (16.87GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id c1389554-0ab8-4953-9b82-9f5ebfd48cd1
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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