IronLanguages / IronLanguages/ironpython3

Command-line option -I does not remove the script's directory from path

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Description

In a normal run, the directory of the script being run is prepended to sys.path (if no script is given, the current directory . is prepended). Command-line option -I (Isolated mode) should inhibit this behaviour (among other things).

However, the script's directory is added nevertheless.

This may have impact on the functioning of venv, which uses option -I.

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by tracing IronPython's command-line handling for isolated mode and the code that initializes sys.path; compare normal and -I invocations. Done means the script directory is absent from sys.path under -I, with a regression test covering the behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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