Debug console on interactive Python script not able to create new variables

[rvillar-villari]

Hi,

I am experiencing many issues with the Python debugger in VS Code, but this one seems especially silly. I am currently debugging a Python script that I have separated into cells, so I have my script with the debugger active on it, the interactive window and then another panel with my variables, terminal and debug console.

Right now, the debug console is unable to create new variables. I wanted to copy a variable to test something on it, but it cannot find the newly created variable (see screenshot below). Any idea why this is? As I said, I have been having many issues so potentially this could have something to do with something more complex going on? Would be happy to elaborate if needed.

[rvillar-villari]

Also I just had the issue that when I tried to debug the cell, VS Code opened a sort of temporary file where only the code of the cell being debugged is shown, looks like plain text, and I cannot interact with the code.