Need a way to get a path to python interpeter

[solomatov]

Description of the problem / feature request:

I want to run a python based tool such as pylint

Feature requests: what underlying problem are you trying to solve with this feature?

I don't want people running our build install pylint manually as well as running from manually installed virtual environment. I want it to be installed via repository rule without any extra actions.

What operating system are you running Bazel on?

OSX and Linux

What's the output of bazel info release?

release 0.20.0-homebrew

Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?

I found that there're tool variables for C/C++ and Java but there's no such a variable for Python

Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?

No

[brandjon]

You're asking for pylint to be distributed via Bazel to users using a repository rule? This seems to be treating Bazel as a package manager rather than a build tool. Or do you mean you want pylint automatically invoked as part of the build process, and to block the build if it detects any warnings/errors?

[brandjon]

See also #7805.

[sgowroji]

Hi there! We're doing a clean up of old issues and will be closing this one. Please reopen if you’d like to discuss anything further. We’ll respond as soon as we have the bandwidth/resources to do so.