1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/extension/src/activation/environmentSetup.ts b/extension/src/activation/environmentSetup.ts
index b8c23733..2d9afaec 100644
--- a/extension/src/activation/environmentSetup.ts
+++ b/extension/src/activation/environmentSetup.ts
@@ -66,10 +66,18 @@ async function getPythonPipCommands() {
       vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
         "Continue requires Python3. Please install from https://www.python.org/downloads, reload VS Code, and try again."
       );
-      throw new Error("Python3 is not installed.");
+      throw new Error("Python 3.7 or greater is not installed.");
     }
   }
-  let pipCmd = pythonCmd.endsWith("3") ? "pip3" : "pip";
+
+  const version = stdout.split(" ")[1];
+  if (version < "3.7") {
+    vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
+      "Continue requires Python3 version 3.7 or greater. Please update your Python3 installation, reload VS Code, and try again."
+    );
+    throw new Error("Python3 is not installed.");
+  }
+  const pipCmd = pythonCmd.endsWith("3") ? "pip3" : "pip";
   return [pythonCmd, pipCmd];
 }