bazel-contrib / bazel-contrib/rules_python

Support PEP 739 (build-details.json)

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Description

I came across PEP 739 (https://peps.python.org/pep-0739/), which says that, starting in Python 3.14, there will be a build-details.json that gives information about the Python runtime.

There's a variety of things in it. Most of them are relevant to defining a toolchain.

For local toolchains, it looks like it can be used to get the necessary information for the toolchain _without_ running Python.

For remote toolchains, it seems less useful, but there's some info that might still be helpful. It's less useful because things like e.g. Python version have to be known before the repo that triggers a download is referenced. Populating the abi flags some of that lower level info would still be helpful, though.

* language.version_info -- Tells which Python versio
* abi.flags, extension_suffix, implementation
* libpython
* c_api

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Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reading PEP 739 and reviewing the current rules_python toolchain behavior, especially how local and remote runtimes are described. Clarify which build-details.json fields should be supported and how they map to each toolchain mode; done should include agreed scope and corresponding validation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system, tooling
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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