venv python reports wrong sys.executable in a subprocess on Windows
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| BPO | 38905 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @ericvsmith, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @uranusjr, @nsmcan, @nirvana-msu |
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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-11-24.08:17:40.212>
labels = ['3.10', 'OS-windows']
title = 'venv python reports wrong sys.executable in a subprocess on Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-29.22:53:56.136>
user = 'https://github.com/uranusjr'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-03-29.22:53:56.136>
actor = 'steve.dower'
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closed = False
closed_date = None
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components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2019-11-24.08:17:40.212>
creator = 'uranusjr'
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issue_num = 38905
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status = 'open'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38905'
versions = ['Python 3.10']
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Research direction
Start by reading the linked BPO issue 38905 and its discussion, then reproduce the behavior involving venv, subprocesses, and sys.executable on Windows. Done means a subprocess launched from a virtual environment reports the correct virtual-environment interpreter path.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100