feat: install python packages using pipx to avoid conflicts with system

Author: aminya

cspell.config.yaml

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ words:
   - DCMAKE
   - deps
   - devel
+  - DVCPKG
   - dyld
   - eabi
   - esmodule
@@ -67,13 +68,15 @@ words:
   - OSSDK
   - papm
   - patha
+  - pipx
   - pnpm
   - pwsh
   - pygments
   - pypy
   - Sccache
   - setupcpp
   - setx
+  - SYSROOT
   - Syuu
   - terserrc
   - Trofimovich
@@ -83,16 +86,14 @@ words:
   - upleveled
   - vbatts
   - vcpkg
+  - VCPKG
   - vcvarsall
   - visualc
   - visualcpp
   - vsversion
   - whatwg
   - xcrun
   - Yahyaabadi
-  - VCPKG
-  - DVCPKG
-  - SYSROOT
 ignoreWords: []
 import: []
 dictionaryDefinitions: []

dist/actions/setup-cpp.js

@@ -34,15 +34,42 @@ export async function setupPython(version: string, setupDir: string, arch: strin
     throw new Error("pip was not installed correctly")
   }
 
-  // setup wheel and setuptools
+  await setupPipx(foundPython)
+
+  await setupWheel(foundPython)
+
+  return installInfo
+}
+
+async function setupPipx(foundPython: string) {
+  try {
+    try {
+      await setupPipPackWithPython(foundPython, "pipx", undefined, true)
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (isUbuntu()) {
+        await setupAptPack([{ name: "python3-pipx" }])
+      } else if (isArch()) {
+        await setupPacmanPack("python-pipx")
+      } else if (hasDnf()) {
+        await setupDnfPack([{ name: "python3-pipx" }])
+      } else {
+        throw err
+      }
+    }
+    await execa(foundPython, ["-m", "pipx", "ensurepath"], { stdio: "inherit" })
+  } catch (err) {
+    warning(`Failed to install pipx: ${(err as Error).toString()}. Ignoring...`)
+  }
+}
+
+/** Setup wheel and setuptools */
+async function setupWheel(foundPython: string) {
   try {
     await setupPipPackWithPython(foundPython, "setuptools", undefined, true)
     await setupPipPackWithPython(foundPython, "wheel", undefined, true)
   } catch (err) {
     warning(`Failed to install setuptools or wheel: ${(err as Error).toString()}. Ignoring...`)
   }
-
-  return installInfo
 }
 
 async function findOrSetupPython(version: string, setupDir: string, arch: string) {

dist/actions/setup-cpp.js.map

@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ export async function setupPipPackWithPython(
   upgrade = false,
   user = true,
 ): Promise<InstallationInfo> {
-  info(`Installing ${name} ${version ?? ""} via pip`)
+  const pip = (await which("pipx", { nothrow: true })) !== null ? "pipx" : "pip"
+
+  info(`Installing ${name} ${version ?? ""} via ${pip}`)
 
   const nameAndVersion = version !== undefined && version !== "" ? `${name}==${version}` : name
   const upgradeFlag = upgrade === true ? ["--upgrade"] : []
   const userFlag = user === true ? ["--user"] : []
 
-  execaSync(givenPython, ["-m", "pip", "install", ...upgradeFlag, ...userFlag, nameAndVersion], {
+  execaSync(givenPython, ["-m", pip, "install", ...upgradeFlag, ...userFlag, nameAndVersion], {
     stdio: "inherit",
   })