Instead of showing interpreter path, show session path for existing kernels. (#11152)

Author: rchiodo

news/2 Fixes/10521.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Show notebook path when listing remote kernels.

src/client/datascience/jupyter/kernels/kernelSelections.ts

@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ function getQuickPickItemForActiveKernel(kernel: LiveKernelModel, pathUtils: IPa
     const path = kernel.metadata?.interpreter?.path || kernel.path;
     return {
         label: kernel.display_name || kernel.name || '',
-        // If we have a matching interpreter, then display that path in the dropdown else path of the kernelspec.
-        detail: path ? pathUtils.getDisplayName(path) : '',
+        // If we have a session, use that path
+        detail: kernel.session.path || !path ? kernel.session.path : pathUtils.getDisplayName(path),
         description: localize.DataScience.jupyterSelectURIRunningDetailFormat().format(
             kernel.lastActivityTime.toLocaleString(),
             kernel.numberOfConnections.toString()