WSL Ubuntu Python Path - not working [Aider works in zsh terminal but not with this extension]

[hamburger-fries]

NOTE: Aider works in ZSH terminal on Ubuntu. It works in the terminal in Visual Studio Code. But the Aider.Composer Extension is not working.

I have tried the following paths for the Python Path.
vscode://settings/aider-composer.pythonPath'

• /usr/bin/python3
• /bin/python3
• /usr/bin/python3.12
• /usr/local/bin/python3
• ~/.local/bin/python3

I believe the correct path should be: /usr/bin/python3.12

I have also tried the alternative method of setting up a virtual env.

1. python3 -m venv env
2. source env/bin/activate
3. pip install aider-chat flask

and last

I also tried

• code --uninstall-extension lee2py.aider-composer && code --install-extension lee2py.aider-composer
• Uninstalling lee2py.aider-composer...
• Extension 'lee2py.aider-composer' was successfully uninstalled from WSL: Ubuntu-24.04!
• Installing extensions on WSL: Ubuntu-24.04...
• Installing extension 'lee2py.aider-composer'...
• Extension 'lee2py.aider-composer' v1.3.5 was successfully installed.

[lee88688]

this need to start a server in the extension host. if use WSL, extension may not connect the server in the WSL?
when start a server in the WSL and listen to 127.0.0.1, the windows host can connect this server by 127.0.0.1?

[eddieai]

this need to start a server in the extension host. if use WSL, extension may not connect the server in the WSL? when start a server in the WSL and listen to 127.0.0.1, the windows host can connect this server by 127.0.0.1?

Hi @lee88688, thanks for the great work.
I'm also using WSL on windows, I have the same issue.

Windows can NOT connect a server running on WSL by 127.0.0.1, it's another address.
For example, mine is 192.168.65.101
I get this address by running "ip a" command inside my WSL.

I hope this can help you to make aider-composer work in WSL

[lee88688]

I am not sure if the official has provided relevant APIs for forwarding the host's port. so that I can use it to auto redirect the aider's server port.
by the way, @eddieai do you install the python and relative packages(aider-chat, flask) in WSL, and the python path is also in WSL's path.

[eddieai]

I am not sure if the official has provided relevant APIs for forwarding the host's port. so that I can use it to auto redirect the aider's server port. by the way, @eddieai do you install the python and relative packages(aider-chat, flask) in WSL, and the python path is also in WSL's path.

I just forgot to pip install flask in my WSL python environment (I only installed aider-chat). After installing that and having set the aider-composer python path to the correct WSL python environment, all works well in VS Code WSL.

Thanks! We can close this issue IMO