The option "Python/Native Debugging" is missing from the list of avialable debuggers even though python native development tools are installed

Question

Im using VS 2022 Community Edition on Windows 10. When i check all boxes in Python development under Visual Studio Installer there is nothing to modify. So i guess everything is installed. But there is no option for "Python/Native" debugger in project settings. Just a couple days ago everything worked fine on VS2019. I had to clean install Windows and decided to migrate to VS2022. I've already tried repairing VS. That did not help

Answer 1

Hi @Володимир Кравчук ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

After doing some check and test, I think this may be a potential issue, as some Python and Debugging related files are not installed in the correct folder.

I suggest you try following workaround currently:

Go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Msbuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Platforms\x64\ImportAfter folder and check if Microsoft.PythonTools.Debugger.VCDebugLauncher.targets and Microsoft.PythonTools.Debugger.VCDebugLauncher.xaml files exist. If they don’t exist, please navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Msbuild\Microsoft\VC\v160\Platforms\x64\ImportAfter folder, find and copy the existing one or two of them to the previous C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Msbuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Platforms\x64\ImportAfter folder. Then close all VS instances and open VS again to check if the Python/Native Debugging option appears.

Best Regards,
Tianyu

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