Can't change python interpreter from VS CODE Status Bar

Question

Status Bar Image when python file is opened

pls help if you can, idk why the current active interpreter is not visible in the status bar anymore when ive python file opened, its a pain to open command pallete and then type python interpreter just to check what venv im in.

Answer 1

Feb 2022 VS Code changes: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/python-in-visual-studio-code-february-2022-release/

Move pinned interpreter status bar item towards the right behind pythonInterpreterInfoPinned experiment. (#18282)

• Use language status API to move interpreter info inside the "Python" item in the right side.
• It is unpinned by default.

After pinning and hovering:

UPDATE 17/03/2022: Looks like on latest VS Code update they have removed {}, and the interpreter is now permanently pinned to the right of "python"