[Feature request] Python Support about cph

[agrawal-d]

@agrawal-d Please link the issue to the PR.

Done! Thanks for creating the issue.

[agrawal-d]

If you mention the issue number in one of the commit messages (usually the 'main' commit, or if not, the last commit) like this: Closes #19., then the issue gets linked automatically.

[agrawal-d]

@agrawal-d May I start working on this issue?
Sure, thanks!

Because we are not going to generate bytecode manually, we can use the default version of Python on the host which is accessible using python command.

Here's what I like:
By default we execute with python3, but if spawn gives an error, we execute python. If both give an error, we ignore/show error message.

[mr2rm]

I've already created #18 PR for this issue which is waiting for review now.
@agrawal-d Please link the issue to the PR.

[karan221]

Python support does not work on my pc. I have python 3.8 installed on windows 10 and it runs by the command 'python' in cmd. Apparently extension is running the command 'python3' that does not work on my pc.
Temporarily I copied the python.exe file and pasted it as python3.exe in installation directory and it works for now.
plz fix this.

[mr2rm]

Python support does not work on my pc. I have python 3.8 installed on windows 10 and it runs by the command 'python' in cmd. Apparently extension is running the command 'python3' that does not work on my pc.
Temporarily I copied the python.exe file and pasted it as python3.exe in installation directory and it works for now.
plz fix this.

Since both Python 2 and 3 usually are available in the hosts, I wanted to support both of them in the extension; but later I decided to use the default Python version of the host (as python). Because both Python 2 and 3 will be supported (host admin is responsible for it) and also we can use python as the executable command .

Finally because of some issues, me and @agrawal-d decided to support only Python 3 for now which usually exposes python3 as the command.

Now the issues are resolved an it's feasible to use the python as the default command.
@agrawal-d May I start working on this issue?

[agrawal-d]

• @mr2rm how do you plan to resolve this?
• What if default Python is Python 2?
• What if there is no Python 3?

[mr2rm]

• @mr2rm how do you plan to resolve this?

Because we are not going to generate bytecode manually, we can use the default version of Python on the host which is accessible using python command.

• What if default Python is Python 2?

So everything will work correctly if the source code supports Python 2.

• What if there is no Python 3?

Not important, because it will execute the source code using python command which links to Python 2 or 3.

[mr2rm]

By default we execute with python3, but if spawn gives an error, we execute python. If both give an error, we ignore/show error message.

Why do you prefer to execute with python3 by default?
If both versions are available, I prefer python which is linked to default version by the host.
If only one of Python 2 or 3 are available, python command is also works correctly.

[mr2rm]

By default we execute with python3, but if spawn gives an error, we execute python. If both give an error, we ignore/show error message.

Why do you prefer to execute with python3 by default?
If both versions are available, I prefer python which is linked to default version by the host.
If only one of Python 2 or 3 are available, python command is also works correctly.

I'm still waiting for your response...

[agrawal-d]

Why do you prefer to execute with python3 by default?

No reason, I like this approach better.

[agrawal-d]

Fixed now.