mu-editor
Windows Store Python causes crash on start
What were you trying to do?
Launch from a virtual environment
What steps did you take to trigger the issue?
- Install Python 3.8 from the Windows store
- Create a virtual environment
- Start mu
mu.config.DATA_DIR will be C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\python\mu
But, this an app execution alias, so the path is actually something like:
C:\\Users\\<user>\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_qbz5n2kfra8p0\\LocalCache\\Local\\python\\mu\\
This only causes an issue when launching a subprocess, like when mu will create virtual environments, because Windows cannot apply the alias redirect to the subprocess.
Operating System Version
Windows 11
Mu Version
main (1.1.1)
Other Info
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Editor Log
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I also needed to do this to get mu-editor running with windows store python (apart from applying the patch) https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=cmd#enable-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later
