PlatformIO core stuck on old version, having trouble installing VScode plugin

[maxgerhardt]

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C:\Users\david\Desktop>pip install -U platformio

You install PlatformIO in your global environment.

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C:\Users\david\Desktop>C:\Users\david\.platformio\penv\Scripts\platformio.exe --version
PlatformIO Core, version 5.0.4

And no the isolated Python environment in there stays completely unmodified.

You should never globally install PlatformIO due to possibly conflicting with other Python pacakges on your system and having duplicate cores (FAQ).

You should remove PlatformIO globally (pip uninstall platformio) and follow PlatformIO Core not updating to the latest version on macOS 11.6.x - #4 by ivankravets.