GH-124241: try reading /proc/self/exe to determine sys.executable#145486
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GH-124241: try reading /proc/self/exe to determine sys.executable#145486FFY00 wants to merge 1 commit intopython:mainfrom
/proc/self/exe to determine sys.executable#145486FFY00 wants to merge 1 commit intopython:mainfrom
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Signed-off-by: Filipe Laíns <lains@riseup.net>
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| if not executable and os_name == 'posix': | ||
| # On Linux, try resolving the executable path via procfs | ||
| try: | ||
| executable = realpath('/proc/self/exe') | ||
| except (OSError, MemoryError): | ||
| pass |
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Humm, perhaps we should do this after trying program_name, and only update the value if the executable path derived from program_name doesn't resolve to the same path as /proc/self/exe.
If progam_name is set and resolves to the same path as /proc/self/exe, honoring its value should be nicer.
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$ bash -c "exec -a echo $(pwd)/python -c 'import sys; print(sys.executable)'" /home/anubis/git/cpython/python