bazel-contrib / bazel-contrib/rules_python
go:embed stdlib_list.txt file in gazelle/python/std_modules.go is missing
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Description
# 🐞 bug report
### Affected Rule
The issue is caused by the rule:
### Is this a regression?
Yes, the previous version in which this bug was not present was: ....
### Description
A clear and concise description of the problem...
Adding Gazelle to go.mod results in a failure running go list -deps ./... because the stdlib_list.txt used in the go:embed in gazelle/python/std_modules.go does not exist
## 🔬 Minimal Reproduction
Add something like the following to go.mod
github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/gazelle v0.0.0-20260330223627-293e643aa3ea
go list -deps ./... > /dev/null
## 🔥 Exception or Error
../../pkg/mod/github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/gazelle@v0.0.0-20260330223627-293e643aa3ea/python/std_modules.go:24:13: pattern stdlib_list.txt: no matching files found
## 🌍 Your Environment
**Operating System:**
macOS 15.4.1
**Output of `bazel version`:**
$ bazel version
Build label: 7.7.1
Build target: @@//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel:BazelServer
Build time: Wed Nov 12 17:35:45 2025 (1762968945)
Build timestamp: 1762968945
Build timestamp as int: 1762968945
**Rules_python version:**
1.8.4
**Anything else relevant?**
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with gazelle/python/std_modules.go and inspect the go:embed reference to stdlib_list.txt. Reproduce the failure with go list -deps ./... using the reported Gazelle dependency, then verify the missing embedded file is present and the command completes successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go, python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100