Environment data

• VS Code version: 1.37
• Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2019.8.30787
• OS and version: Ubuntu 18.04
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): conda-forge 3.7.3
• Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | ...): conda
• Relevant/affected Python packages and their versions: XXX
• Jedi or Language Server? (i.e. what is "python.jediEnabled" set to; more info How to update the language server to the latest stable version vscode-python#3977): XXX

Expected behaviour

Wouldn't persistently increase memory use

Actual behaviour

When I restart the kernel in a Python Interactive session, my memory use goes up and stays up. If I restart a bunch of times in a row, it keeps going up. Only way to clear is to close vscode entirely. It goes up by about .08 Gb with each restart, which adds up quickly.

Steps to reproduce:

1. start an interactive session, star restarting the kernel, and monitor the memory with htop

Logs

There was nothing in the logs

Output from Console under the Developer Tools panel (toggle Developer Tools on under Help; turn on source maps to make any tracebacks be useful by running Enable source map support for extension debugging)

see attached, couldn't copy paste from dev tools screen. I've also included a gif showing the problem.