Upstream downstream patches for allowing to make a relocatable (standalone) Python installation
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
I am currently looking at https://github.com/indygreg/python-build-standalone/tree/main/cpython-unix
This would be the first step towards python.org possibly providing a binary build for Linux.
cc @jezdez @indygreg
Has this already been discussed elsewhere?
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Links to previous discussion of this feature:
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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 reviewing the linked indygreg/python-build-standalone cpython-unix implementation and the issue's 23-comment discussion. Determine which patches are needed upstream in CPython to support a relocatable standalone Python installation; the issue does not specify files, tests, or a concrete completion criterion.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100