ruby / ruby/setup-ruby

python from msys64 directory gets invoked on windows

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Description

My workflow has setup-python step followed by setup-ruby. Noticed that the python from msys64 directory is getting invoked, due to it appearing before the Python directory in the PATH.

C:/hostedtoolcache/windows/Ruby/3.4.5/x64/msys64/ucrt64/bin/python.exe: No module named pip

I think this line is responsible for this feature/bug.

https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby/blob/30011b6444339b8df773cfc724e1631d805a5e64/windows.js#L75

PATH variable in GitHub actions.

/c/hostedtoolcache/windows/cs/2.1.17/x64:/c/Users/runneradmin/cs/bin:/c/hostedtoolcache/windows/sbt/1.11.2/sbt/bin:/c/hostedtoolcache/windows/Java_Temurin-Hotspot_jdk/21.0.8-9.0/x64/bin:/c/hostedtoolcache/windows/Ruby/3.4.5/x64/bin:/c/hostedtoolcache/windows/Ruby/3.4.5/x64/msys64/ucrt64/bin:/c/hostedtoolcache/windows/Ruby/3.4.5/x64/msys64/usr/bin:/c/Users/runneradmin/AppData/Roaming/Python/Python312/Scripts:/c/hostedtoolcache/windows/Python/3.12.10/x64/Scripts:/c/hostedtoolcache/windows/Python/3.12.10/x64:

Would it be possible to make this configurable?

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Start with windows.js at line 75 and inspect how setup-ruby changes PATH after setup-python has run. Reproduce the workflow using the PATH shown in the issue, then determine how a configurable ordering should behave; done means Python resolves to the configured Python installation rather than Ruby's msys64 Python.

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Tech stack
github-actions, javascript, python
Domain
ci-cd, operating-systems, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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