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From: Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 1/3] Bootstrap Python venv for tests
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On 10/16/18 10:20 AM, Philippe Mathieu-Daud=C3=A9 wrote:

>>
>> This is possible with:
>>
>> #!/usr/bin/env python
>>
>> from avocado import main
>>
>> [test]
>>
>> if __name__ =3D=3D "__main__":
>>     main()
>=20
>=20
>> But is it really worth it?  IMO, it's not.
>>
>=20
> If that seamlessly uses the venv, I think it is.
>=20
>

I would not seamlessly use the venv, unless the venv is activated.

To me, we're clearly trying to stretch a very simple thing (the venv)
into something that should automagically do a lot more, but can't easily
do so.

- Cleber.