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Could there be an os independent wrapper around things like Py_SetPythonHome?

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Description

Could there be an os independent wrapper around things like Py_SetPythonHome? It's not the most rustic of ffi interfaces and the sizes change between windows and linux.

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Research direction

Start by locating PyO3's existing bindings for Py_SetPythonHome and the related Python C API interfaces. Compare how the underlying sizes differ on Windows and Linux, then define the platform-independent wrapper's expected behavior and validate it against the project's existing binding tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, rust
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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