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James Adams
James Adams

Reputation: 8737

Eclipse/PyDev: Sync System PYTHONPATH runs continuously

When Eclipse/PyDev is open I see an operation running in the background, over and over (as if stuck in an infinite loop), in the lower right status area telling me "Sync System PYTHONPATH (100%)". I have a single Python interpreter configured, everything runs fine, but I wonder if this continual update of the PYTHONPATH is something to be concerned about. Maybe there's something amiss which is triggering this sync operation to occur every second or so?

Eclipse: Version: Luna Service Release 1 (4.4.1) Build id: 20140925-1800 PyDev: Version: 3.9.0.201411111611

OS: Windows 7 64-bit

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Upvotes: 5

Views: 3902

Answers (1)

Germain Chazot
Germain Chazot

Reputation: 456

I managed to get rid of it by disabling setting which says "Check consistency when related files (i.e.: .py, .pth) in the PYTHONPATH change?" in the Eclipse preferences.

As shown in the screenshot below, go to Window -> Preferences -> PyDev -> Interpreters -> uncheck the box next to "Check consistency when related files (i.e.: .py, .pth) in the PYTHONPATH change?" -> click "Apply and Close".

Restart Eclipse.

After restarting Eclipse, the infinite loop did not appear any more.

Screenshot of Eclipse configuration

Notes:

  1. This looks like a bug to me. I had the issue using LiClipse 1.4.0 but also had it with 1.0.0 so it does not seem to be very recent.
  2. If you still have the problem, you may also have to uncheck the box for "Check initial consistency (in 1 minute) after startup?"

Upvotes: 11

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