bazel-contrib / bazel-contrib/rules_python

Exec py_test targets in a way that would work with --run_under=lldb

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# 🚀 feature request

### Description

When you're debugging python targets that load python C extensions, it can be useful in general to run something like `lldb -- python3 -m pytest path/to/tests`. In bazel I would envision this as `bazel test --run_under=lldb :tests`, but this doesn't work currently since py_test execs a script with a shebang. I think in theory if py_test ran the equivalent of `python3 path/to/script` it could "just work" but I'm not sure.

### Describe alternatives you've considered

You can try to catch the process by launching the debugger elsewhere like `lldb --wait-for -n python3.11`, but this is a bit fragile since you could catch the wrong process

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Start at the py_test execution path and trace how `bazel test --run_under=lldb :tests` invokes the generated test script. Compare the current shebang-based execution with the requested `python3 path/to/script` behavior, then verify that a Python C-extension test starts under LLDB while ordinary py_test execution remains unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system, testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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