bytecodealliance / bytecodealliance/componentize-py

Use `wasi-virt`-based VFS to store Python code

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Rust
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Description

Currently, `componentize-py` "cheats" by assuming all required Python code will be loaded during the component pre-init step, and thus CPython won't need access to any of those files at runtime. This works surprisingly well, but will certainly break for more dynamic apps.

We should probably build a VFS by default, but also offer an option to use the "cheat" if desired.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by tracing how componentize-py currently loads Python code during component pre-init and review the proposed wasi-virt-based VFS approach. The work is done when a VFS is used by default for runtime file access while an option still enables the existing pre-init-only behavior, including support for more dynamic applications.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, rust, wasm
Domain
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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