Breakpoint in external py deactivates when debugging a Jupyter cell

[lenyabloko]

Applies To

• Notebooks (.ipynb files)
• Interactive Window and/or Cell Scripts (.py files with #%% markers)

What happened?

Debugging a notebook running on a remote Jupyter server accessed by Windows 11 VScode via WSL2 localhost kernel.
Expected debugger to stop at the breakpoint set in external py file called from a Jupyter cell.
Before pressing a 'Debug Cell', the external py files is listed under BREAKPOINTS in Debug window and shows the red dot before its name.
As soon as 'Debug Cell' pressed, the red dot disappears and shows a tooltip message when mouse over the py file name: Breakpoint is set in file that does not exists
Debug console shows error attaching to process Id

VS Code Version

1.93.0

Jupyter Extension Version

v2024.7.0

Jupyter logs

21:44:58.182 [debug] [Debug] to kernel: {"command":"continue","arguments":{"threadId":1},"type":"request","seq":45}
21:44:58.182 [debug] [Debug] to kernel, mapped: {"command":"continue","arguments":{"threadId":1},"type":"request","seq":45}
21:44:58.352 [debug] [Debug] response: {"seq":46,"type":"response","request_seq":45,"success":true,"command":"continue","body":{"allThreadsContinued":true}}
21:44:58.380 [debug] [Debug] event: {"header":{"msg_id":"9bdb5892-c157b44627c33ad0b9efe3b5_936_525","msg_type":"debug_event","username":"username","session":"9bdb5892-c157b44627c33ad0b9efe3b5","date":"2024-09-08T01:44:58.367890Z","version":"5.3"},"msg_id":"9bdb5892-c157b44627c33ad0b9efe3b5_936_525","msg_type":"debug_event","parent_header":{"date":"2024-09-08T01:44:58.183000Z","msg_id":"e90f92ea-afc5-401e-add3-c6b905b23102","msg_type":"debug_request","session":"a72bd563-25d6-48da-bd0e-1fc247de24f9","username":"","version":"5.2"},"metadata":{},"content":{"seq":47,"type":"event","event":"continued","body":{"threadId":1,"allThreadsContinued":true}},"buffers":[],"channel":"iopub"

Coding Language and Runtime Version

Python and/or Anaconda version: Python 3.11.2

Language Extension Version (if applicable)

Python Extension version: v2024.12.2

Anaconda Version (if applicable)

No response

Running Jupyter locally or remotely?

Remote