Anaconda activating after first run of debugger

[lynchkp]

I'm trying to run the debugger on simple python scripts with Anaconda 3.7.3, VSCode 1.38.1, and Python extension 2019.9.34911. I notice that when the debugger is run "fresh," i.e., opening up a new integrated terminal, the command to run the debugger executes first, fails, then the command to activate the conda environment runs. It is not a huge problem, because I can run the debugger afterwards without an error because the environment has been activated. However, it is distracting and can confuse a new user. How can the activation code run before the debugger is called?

Thanks!

See below for output of the python debug console,

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.1009]
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c:\Users\k\Desktop\test>C:\Users\k\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\python.exe c:\Users\k\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2019.9.34911\pythonFiles\ptvsd_launcher.py --default --client --host localhost --port 57897 c:\Users\k\Desktop\test\test.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\Users\k\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2019.9.34911\pythonFiles\ptvsd_launcher.py", line 43, in <module>
    main(ptvsdArgs)
  File "c:\Users\k\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2019.9.34911\pythonFiles\lib\python\ptvsd\__main__.py", line 432, in main
    run()
  File "c:\Users\k\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2019.9.34911\pythonFiles\lib\python\ptvsd\__main__.py", line 316, in run_file
    runpy.run_path(target, run_name='__main__')
  File "C:\Users\k\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 263, in run_path
    pkg_name=pkg_name, script_name=fname)
  File "C:\Users\k\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 96, in _run_module_code
    mod_name, mod_spec, pkg_name, script_name)
  File "C:\Users\k\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "c:\Users\k\Desktop\test\test.py", line 1, in <module>
    import numpy
  File "C:\Users\k\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\numpy\__init__.py", line 140, in <module>
    from . import _distributor_init
  File "C:\Users\k\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\numpy\_distributor_init.py", line 34, in <module>
    from . import _mklinit
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

c:\Users\k\Desktop\test>C:/Users/k/AppData/Local/Continuum/anaconda3/Scripts/activate.bat

(base) c:\Users\k\Desktop\test>

[DonJayamanne]

This is a duplicate of the issue microsoft/vscode-python#5559