VSCode debug mode problem with Python 3.10

[Piotr Nestorow]

The debug mode is not working in VSCode with Python 3.10

Error from the gauge extension:

Gauge could not initialize. Install 'ms-python.python' extension for code insights. For more information seeProblems, check logs.Troubleshooting

To Reproduce
Start gauge python project in VSCode

Logs

23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] Traceback (most recent call last):
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] File "C:\Users\piotr\AppData\Roaming\gauge\plugins\python\0.3.17\start.py", line 11, in <module>
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] from getgauge import handlers, logger, processor
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] File "G:\work\Programs\MS\Python310\lib\site-packages\getgauge\handlers.py", line 4, in <module>
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] from getgauge import logger, processor
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] File "G:\work\Programs\MS\Python310\lib\site-packages\getgauge\processor.py", line 7, in <module>
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] from getgauge.executor import (create_execution_status_response,
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] File "G:\work\Programs\MS\Python310\lib\site-packages\getgauge\executor.py", line 7, in <module>
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] from getgauge.messages.messages_pb2 import ExecutionStatusResponse, Message
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] File "G:\work\Programs\MS\Python310\lib\site-packages\getgauge\messages\messages_pb2.py", line 6, in <module>
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] import getgauge.messages.spec_pb2 as spec__pb2
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] File "G:\work\Programs\MS\Python310\lib\site-packages\getgauge\messages\spec_pb2.py", line 34, in <module>
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] _descriptor.EnumValueDescriptor(
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] File "G:\work\Programs\MS\Python310\lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\descriptor.py", line 796, in __new__
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] _message.Message._CheckCalledFromGeneratedFile()
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] TypeError
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] :
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] Descriptors cannot not be created directly.
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] If this call came from a _pb2.py file, your generated code is out of date and must be regenerated with protoc >= 3.19.0.
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] If you cannot immediately regenerate your protos, some other possible workarounds are:
23-02-2023 09:10:14.128 [python] [ERROR] 1. Downgrade the protobuf package to 3.20.x or lower.
23-02-2023 09:10:14.129 [python] [ERROR] 2. Set PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION=python (but this will use pure-Python parsing and will be much slower).
23-02-2023 09:10:14.129 [python] [ERROR] More information: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/news/2022-05-06#python-updates
23-02-2023 09:10:14.150 [Gauge] [ERROR] Error occurred while waiting for runner process to finish.
Error : exit status 1
23-02-2023 09:10:14.150 [Gauge] [DEBUG] Gauge could not initialize. Install 'ms-python.python' extension for code insights. For more information see[Problems](command:workbench.actions.view.problems), check logs.[Troubleshooting](https://docs.gauge.org/troubleshooting.html?language=javascript&ide=vscode#gauge-could-not-initialize-for-more-information-see-problems)
Some of the gauge lsp feature will not work as expected.
23-02-2023 09:10:14.150 [Gauge] [INFO] LangServer: reading on stdin, writing on stdout
23-02-2023 09:10:14.583 [Gauge] [ERROR] notif #0: initialized: current runner is not compatible with gauge LSP

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Versions:

• OS [e.g. 10.15.6 (19G2021) please be specific ] : Windows 10 Pro
• Python version: Python 3.10.9

gauge -v

Gauge version: 1.4.3
Commit Hash: f98dd40

Plugins

dotnet (0.5.1)
html-report (4.2.0)
python (0.3.17)
screenshot (0.1.0)
xml-report (0.3.1)

Additional context

VSCode: 1.74.2
Gauge extension: v0.1.0

[Piotr Nestorow]

The fix for the above is simple apparently
In Python 3.10.x environment

• install Go
• clone the gauge-python repo
• pip install -r requirements.txt
• python build.py --install

The above will build and install fixed gauge-python plugin

[Chad Wilson]

If building from source worked, will assume this specific issue was fixed when we released an updated plugin release later last year.

There are some other issues such as getgauge/gauge#2424 with newer gauge versions but closing this to try and clean up a bit.