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zooba commented Nov 25, 2025

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Fixes #121

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zooba added 12 commits

November 20, 2025 23:28


          [WIP] Start implementation of entrypoint support

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          [WIP] Updated, implemented, and existing tests pass

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          Add test

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          Improved script and fixed names

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          Fix tests

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          Fix tests

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          Add tests to improve coverage

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          More test coverage

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          Minor refactor, improved test coverage

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          Remove unused import

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          Add comment and update scratch key

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          Add some missing log messages

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zooba marked this pull request as ready for review

November 27, 2025 20:01

zooba added 2 commits

November 27, 2025 20:27


          Minor bug fixes

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          Properly handle launching script executable (not DLL)

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zooba commented Dec 1, 2025

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This won't be merged until after the next release, so it'll go out in 2026. The likelihood of it needing follow-up fixes is too high to do it right before the Christmas break.

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zooba added 13 commits

December 2, 2025 13:41


          Ensure pip.exe exists

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          Merge main

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          Add welcome message


          Add refresh step to entrypoint test

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          Fix paths

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          Minor refactoring on alias creation

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          Fix calls

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          Merge main

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          Refactor and simplify code for aliases

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          Improved edge case handling and test

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          Update args

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          Remove some dead code

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          Naming conventions

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Pull request overview

This PR adds functionality to automatically create executable shortcuts from registered Python entrypoints (e.g., pip, pytest) found in installed packages. The implementation scans dist-info directories for entry_points.txt files, parses console_scripts and gui_scripts sections, and creates wrapper executables that launch these scripts through the appropriate Python runtime.

Key Changes:

New aliasutils module handles entrypoint scanning, alias calculation, and executable creation
Refactored install_command to delegate alias management to the new module
Enhanced launcher.cpp to support executing Python scripts via .__script__.py companion files
Fixed Path.stem and Path.suffix properties to handle multi-dot filenames correctly

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File	Description
src/manage/aliasutils.py	New module implementing entrypoint scanning, alias creation, and cleanup logic
src/manage/install_command.py	Refactored to use new aliasutils module; improved error handling for missing imports
src/manage/pathutils.py	Fixed stem/suffix properties to correctly handle filenames without extensions
src/manage/exceptions.py	Added NoLauncherTemplateError exception
src/pymanager/launcher.cpp	Added get_script() to detect and inject script files into argv
src/pymanager/_launch.cpp	Updated launch() signature to accept original command line and insert_args
src/pymanager/main.cpp	Updated launch() call with new signature
tests/test_alias.py	Comprehensive tests for new alias functionality
tests/test_install_command.py	Updated tests for refactored preserve_site function
tests/test_pathutils.py	Added tests for stem/suffix edge cases

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zooba added 2 commits

December 9, 2025 21:41


          Fixes and improvements suggested by reviewer

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          Split names before testing

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zooba commented Dec 9, 2025

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Going to merge now as I'm happy enough, and have pretty thoroughly tested scenarios I can think of, and there are no releases planned until next year. So it may as well sit in main and get more exercise. If we need to patch the current release again, we'll just have to branch before this.

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zooba merged commit e4a4451 into python:main

Dec 9, 2025

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zooba deleted the gh-121 branch

December 9, 2025 23:09

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Dec 10, 2025

Is it stable to use for Python and Python packages installation? #233

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Jan 19, 2026

Create an App Execution Alias for pip to py -m pip #140

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The pip and py/python aliases refer to different installations whenever PYTHON_MANAGER_DEFAULT is anything but the most recent full release available. #413

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