getappmap / getappmap/appmap-python
default config is wrong if there's a virtual env in the project
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appmap-python
bug
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 104
- Forks
- 17
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
When appmap creates a default config for a project directory that contains a virtual environment, it includes all the packages installed in the venv. This isn't desirable and causes various failures.
If possible, it should detect a directory that's a venv and ignore it.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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 by locating the code that creates a default config for a project directory and the logic that discovers installed packages. Reproduce the behavior with a project containing a Python virtual environment, then verify that packages from the virtual environment are excluded without affecting other project dependencies.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100