Remove `sys.executable` from install.sh
nateozem opened this issue · comments
Using sys.executable
is a problem because it's not reliable. From lldb
of v360.99.0
, it had changed how the property is being used by not returning the path to the "Python interpreter", but the path to the lldb
executable itself.
Evidence from my system, below shows lldb
s returns the path to python
interpreter:
$ /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/lldb -Qxb -o 'script import sys; print(sys.executable)'
(lldb) script import sys; print(sys.executable)
/usr/local/opt/python/bin/python2.7
$ /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/lldb -Qxb -o 'script import sys; print(sys.executable)'
(lldb) script import sys; print(sys.executable)
/usr/local/opt/python/bin/python2.7
$ /usr/bin/lldb -Qxb -o 'script import sys; print(sys.executable)'
(lldb) script import sys; print(sys.executable)
/usr/local/opt/python/bin/python2.7
$ /usr/bin/lldb -Qxb -o 'script import sys; print(sys.executable)'
(lldb) script import sys; print(sys.executable)
/usr/local/opt/python/bin/python2.7
$ /usr/local/opt/python/bin/python2.7 --version
Python 2.7.13
But then this lldb
does not:
$ /usr/local/opt/llvm/bin/lldb -Qxb -o 'script import sys; print(sys.executable)'
(lldb) script import sys; print(sys.executable)
/usr/local/opt/llvm/bin/lldb
To solidate the reason for doing this, here is a thread that mention the property of being uncertain of what value it should carried: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-March/062453.html.
It's hard to believe.
The only way I can think of is rerouting the logic for getting python
executable by using sys.prefix
or sys.exec_prefix
. Any other suggestions or ideas are appreciated.