fix: make bazel 9 workspace recognize rules_python as the main module (#2501)

Building with Bazel 9 using WORKSPACE results in an odd error that
`PyInfo`
isn't defined. Oddly, the error refers to
`rules_python/python/private/reexports.bzl`
for rules_python 0.28.0. This seems to only happen when the main module
is rules_python.

While Bazel 9 is supposed to drop workspace support, I've been advised
it's better to
keep testing WORKSPACE support until closer to when Bazel 9 fully
removes it.

My best guess about what's happening is Bazel's autoloading is
triggering and somehow
defining rules_python before it's recognized that the main module is
rules_python.
The autoloading appears to be triggered, eventually, by things in
bazel_tools loading
rules_python.

While removing unnecessary `@bazel_tools` loads in rules_python helps,
the particular
case I can't find a clean solution to is when
`@@rules_java//toolchains:toolchain_java11_definition` causes
rules_python to be
loaded. This appears to end up loading rules_python via
`@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:BUILD`, which has has some py rules defined in
it.

To fix/work around this issue, `local_repository` can be used to define
the `rules_python`
repo before autoloading happens. This appears to take precedence over
whatever logic
autoloading has.

Work towards https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/issues/2469
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  4. .github/
  5. docs/
  6. examples/
  7. gazelle/
  8. private/
  9. python/
  10. sphinxdocs/
  11. tests/
  12. third_party/
  13. tools/
  14. .bazelignore
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  16. .bazelversion
  17. .git-blame-ignore-revs
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  21. .readthedocs.yml
  22. addlicense.sh
  23. AUTHORS
  24. BUILD.bazel
  25. BZLMOD_SUPPORT.md
  26. CHANGELOG.md
  27. CONTRIBUTING.md
  28. CONTRIBUTORS
  29. DEVELOPING.md
  30. internal_dev_deps.bzl
  31. internal_dev_setup.bzl
  32. LICENSE
  33. MODULE.bazel
  34. README.md
  35. version.bzl
  36. WORKSPACE
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README.md

Python Rules for Bazel

Build status

Overview

This repository is the home of the core Python rules -- py_library, py_binary, py_test, py_proto_library, and related symbols that provide the basis for Python support in Bazel. It also contains package installation rules for integrating with PyPI and other indices.

Documentation for rules_python is at https://rules-python.readthedocs.io and in the Bazel Build Encyclopedia.

Examples live in the examples directory.

The core rules are stable. Their implementation is subject to Bazel's backward compatibility policy. This repository aims to follow semantic versioning.

The Bazel community maintains this repository. Neither Google nor the Bazel team provides support for the code. However, this repository is part of the test suite used to vet new Bazel releases. See How to contribute page for information on our development workflow.

Documentation

For detailed documentation, see https://rules-python.readthedocs.io

Bzlmod support

  • Status: Beta
  • Full Feature Parity: No

See Bzlmod support for more details.