Playwright test cant execute the example test given in the install playwright[BUG]

[levayzsombor]

Context:

• Playwright Version: 1.26.0
• Operating System: Windows 10
• Node.js version: '16.17.1
• Visual Studio Code version: 1.71.2
• Playwright for VSCode extension version: 1.26.0
• Browser: All
• Extra: I can run npx playwright test in the directory just fine only the Playwright test throws this error
  Code Snippet

Running 0 tests using 0 workers
Error: tests\example.spec.ts:5:16: Playwright Test did not expect test() to be called here.
Most common reasons include:

• You are calling test() in a configuration file.

• You are calling test() in a file that is imported by the configuration file.

• You have two different versions of @playwright/test. This usually happens
  when one of the dependencies in your package.json depends on @playwright/test.

  at ..\node_modules@playwright\test\lib\util.js:216

  214 |
  215 | function errorWithLocation(location, message) {

216 | return new Error(${formatLocation(location)}: ${message});
| ^
217 | }
218 |
219 | function expectTypes(receiver, types, matcherName) {

at errorWithLocation (C:\work\playwright\node_modules\@playwright\test\lib\util.js:216:10)
at TestTypeImpl._ensureCurrentSuite (C:\work\playwright\node_modules\@playwright\test\lib\testType.js:80:41)
at TestTypeImpl._createTest (C:\work\playwright\node_modules\@playwright\test\lib\testType.js:89:24)
at C:\work\playwright\node_modules\@playwright\test\lib\transform.js:267:12
at Object.<anonymous> (C:\work\playwright\tests\example.spec.ts:5:16)

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no tests found.

1 error was not a part of any test, see above for details

Test run finished at 9/25/2022, 3:42:12 PM <

Describe the bug

I just installed a fresh Node.js and a Fresh VS Code to test out playwright as a test framework. I installed the Microsoft Playwright extension in VS Code and created a project with test: Install Playwright. when i executed the "npx playwright test" in the directory it worked, but when I tried to use the test explorer it throws this error. I'm not sure what it wants to find in at Object. (C:\work\playwright\tests\example.spec.ts:5:16) since that's an empty line:

I changed nothing in the entire directory it doesn't work simply when installed. Also the green triangles that indicates the test can be executed are also missing.

[LoreCrux]

I am in a similar boat. Whenever I try to run the example test, it says:

Running 0 tests using 0 workers

no tests found.

My current tests still work, but any NEW tests after updating to v1.26.0 are not being found. I have downgraded to v1.25.0 on all aspects of Playwright the new tests are still not found. I even went as far as uninstalling Playwright and reinstalling. Something fundamentally changed with Playwright it seems with v1.26.0.

[aslushnikov]

This is dupe of #17500 and will be fixed in 1.26.1 (scheduled for tomorrow)