missing test explorer icon after 2024.18.0 auto upgrade

[diablodale]

Type: Bug

Behaviour

Test explorer icon in the left navbar has disappeared after vscode updated the extension automatically to 2024.18.0.
I think this was the trigger because the upgrade install datetime for this is in the same 15 minute window where the icon disappeared.
I continue to see the "TEST RESULTS" output tab.
I continue to see green checkmarks in left margin of codebase.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Run vscode before auto upgrade to 2024.18.0.
2. Test as expected
3. Allow vscode to auto upgrade to 2024.18.0
4. Notice test explorer icon in left nav disappear

{
    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
    "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
        "tests"
    ],
    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false
}

Diagnostic data

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

2024-11-07 18:05:49.108 [info] Experiment 'pythonaacf' is active
2024-11-07 18:05:49.108 [info] Experiment 'pythonTensorboardExperiment' is active
2024-11-07 18:05:49.108 [info] Experiment 'PythonPyTorchProfiler' is active
2024-11-07 18:05:49.108 [info] Experiment 'pythonDeprecatePythonPath' is active
2024-11-07 18:05:49.108 [info] Experiment 'pythonInterpreterInfoUnpinned' is active
2024-11-07 18:05:49.108 [warning] Dir "/var/task/.pixi/envs" is not watchable (directory does not exist)
2024-11-07 18:05:50.023 [info] > /var/lang/bin/python -I ~/.vscode-server/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.18.0-linux-x64/python_files/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode-server/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.18.0-linux-x64/python_files/interpreterInfo.py
2024-11-07 18:05:50.079 [info] Python interpreter path: /var/lang/bin/python
2024-11-07 18:05:50.399 [info] > pyenv which python
2024-11-07 18:05:50.399 [info] cwd: .
2024-11-07 18:05:53.092 [info] Starting Pylance language server.

Extension version: 2024.18.0
VS Code version: Code 1.95.1 (65edc4939843c90c34d61f4ce11704f09d3e5cb6, 2024-10-31T05:14:54.222Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.12.3
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Global
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Default

User Settings

languageServer: "Pylance"

testing
• pytestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pytestEnabled: true

Installed Extensions

Extension Name	Extension Id	Version
Black Formatter	ms-python.black-formatter	2024.4.0
GitHub Copilot	GitHub.copilot	1.243.1200
GitHub Copilot Chat	GitHub.copilot-chat	0.22.1
GitHub Pull Requests	GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github	0.100.0
JavaScript Debugger	ms-vscode.js-debug	1.95.1
Pylance	ms-python.vscode-pylance	2024.11.1
Python	ms-python.python	2024.18.0
Python Debugger	ms-python.debugpy	2024.12.0
Table Visualizer for JavaScript Profiles	ms-vscode.vscode-js-profile-table	1.0.10

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10875H CPU @ 2.30GHz (16 x 2304)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on 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 video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	63.84GB (41.75GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 8d544852-4b24-4cd7-83b3-a71762043606
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Item	Value
Remote	Dev Container: motd
OS	Linux x64 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10875H CPU @ 2.30GHz (8 x 0)
Memory (System)	23.47GB (19.84GB free)
VM	0%

[diablodale]

I have been able to re-add the icon with https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76208022/vs-code-testing-sidebar-not-there
How the python extension upgrade caused the need for that, is unknown to me.