Pycharm ignores new virtual environment after moving existing one or deleting and creating a new one

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If I allow PyCharm to create a virtual environment when creating the project, then delete or move the venv folder, it won't let me select a new one. I can go into the Python Interpreter menu in the settings and select an existing one that I created myself (note /brokenInterpreter/oldFolder/venv vs /brokenInterpreter/venv):

But nothing happens when I hit "Ok" in the "Add Python Interpreter" dialog. It simply ignores what I entered. When I exit out, PyCharm still attempts to use the old, non-existant interpreter.

How can I get around this?

PyCharm version: 2022.2 Build #PY-222.3345.131, built on July 27, 2022 (Professional Edition)

Similar to https://stackoverflow.com/q/60719085 – bad_coder Oct 08 '22 at 15:43 — bad_coder, Oct 08 '22 at 15:43

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 08 '22 at 15:31

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I think this is a bug, but I'll document the fix here.

I had to go into the "Show All" menu, and find the old "[invalid]" entry:

Then once that's removed from the list using the - button, I was able to add the new interpreter.

answered Oct 08 '22 at 15:31

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For reference, the files that populate the Interpreters list and the individual project interpreter are shown [in this post](https://stackoverflow.com/a/66057514). – bad_coder Oct 08 '22 at 16:33

Pycharm ignores new virtual environment after moving existing one or deleting and creating a new one

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