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Support configuring -X frozen_modules=on|off using an environment variable. #111374
Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
Most of the -X options (https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#cmdoption-X) can be configured via an environment variable, but not -X frozen_modules.
This makes it harder for environments that you don't have the control over the flags passed to the Python interpreter.
#98697 also includes a use case for crossenv, but the issue was closed because it was not in time for Python 3.11.
I'm proposing a PYTHONFROZENMODULESPYTHON_FROZEN_MODULES environment variable to be added for Python 3.13, which has the equivalent meaning of using -X frozen_modules.
Has this already been discussed elsewhere?
This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere
Links to previous discussion of this feature:
#98697 is the same request, but closed due to not in time for Python 3.11.
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[-]Support configuring frozen_module=on|off using an environment variable.[/-][+]Support configuring -X frozen_modules=on|off using an environment variable.[/+]yilei commentedon Oct 27, 2023
Btw, I'll also send a PR, assuming this will be accepted.
hugovk commentedon Oct 28, 2023
I'll let others review the PR, but if we do this, let's add underscores to the name:
PYTHON_FROZEN_MODULESSee https://discuss.python.org/t/change-environment-variable-style/35180?u=hugovk
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hugovk commentedon Nov 9, 2023
Thank you for your contribution!
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