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Associate .py with python on Windows
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Description
Description:
Associate .py with python on Windows when running actions/setup-python@v4
Justification:
I want to test that my .py have executable permission set relying on shebang line. That passes on Ubuntu. Windows doesn't care about file permissions set by git, but it has a different mechanism:
https://docs.python.org/3/faq/windows.html#how-do-i-make-python-scripts-executable
On Windows, the standard Python installer already associates the .py extension with a file type (Python.File) and gives that file type an open command that runs the interpreter (D:\Program Files\Python\python.exe "%1" %*).
and https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#from-file-associations:
The launcher should have been associated with Python files (i.e. .py, .pyw, .pyc files) when it was installed.
Apparently that doesn't happen when using actions/setup-python@v4
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Windows setup path for actions/setup-python@v4 and review the linked Python documentation on Windows file associations. Confirm how the action currently installs or exposes Python, then verify that a .py script using a shebang can run in a Windows action; done means the association works consistently there.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, python
- Domain
- ci-cd, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100