Python extension does not work in remote host using remote-ssh to offline Linux machine

[osksa]

I just tried to install Visual Studio Code 0.98 on an online Windows 11 host. I use remote-ssh 0.118.0 to connect to another online AlmaLinux 9 host. I install ms-python.python version 2025.2.0 on both the Windows host and on the Linux host via remote-ssh. In this case, the extension works well.

In an offline environment, I have imported the same versions of VS Code and the extensions ( and the remote-ssh server component). The Windows host runs Windows 10 here, but the Linux machine is still AlmaLinux 9. In this offline environment, it still works well to connect to the remote Linux machine from the Windows installation of VSCode. The python extension works well on the Windows installation. I also install it inside the offline environment connected to via remote-ssh. The extension seems to install correctly inside the remote ssh server, and it looks fine in the UI. But the Python extension does not work. For example, when clicking "settings" from the extensions page, it says no settings were found.
When I install other extensions which depend on the Python extension they don't work either.

TLDR; The Python extensions seems broken when installed into the remote-ssh server on an offline Linux machine.

[karthiknadig]

@osksa What is the error that you get from Help > toggle Developer Tools?