Python venv manifest

[rodrigo-pedro]

I've been trying to deploy my python application in gramine, but I can't seem to make it work when I'm using packages in a venv. I'm using the template manifest and makefile in , but I always get "no module named ...". I made sure the entrypoint is the one inside the venv folder, but it still doesn't work. Any ideas?

[AlmaHatleyh]

Hello! It sounds like you're having trouble deploying your Python application in Gramine when using packages in a venv.

One thing to check is that you've properly activated your virtual environment before deploying your application. This can typically be done using the command source path/to/venv/bin/activate (replace path/to/venv with the actual path to your virtual environment).

Additionally, make sure that all necessary packages are installed within the virtual environment itself, as Gramine will not be able to access packages installed outside of the virtual environment. You can check the packages installed in your virtual environment by running the command pip freeze while the virtual environment is activated.

If you've confirmed that your virtual environment is activated and all necessary packages are installed within it, you can try updating your manifest file to include a PYTHONPATH variable that points to the directory containing your virtual environment. This can be done by adding the following line to your manifest file: PYTHONPATH: /path/to/venv/lib/python3.X/site-packages (replace /path/to/venv with the actual path to your virtual environment and 3.X with the version of Python you're using).

I hope these suggestions help you resolve your issue and successfully deploy your Python application in Gramine!

[rodrigo-pedro]

Thank you for the response. Setting the PYTHONPATH worked.

For anyone else having this problem, I added the line under "[loader.env]", like so

[loader.env]
PYTHONPATH = "/path/to/venv/lib/python3.X/site-packages"

[mkow]

Hi @AlmaHatleyh,

Your answer looks like generated by ML (ChatGPT I guess). We don't accept bots on our GitHub unless they are clearly marked as such and are actually helpful. Here the answer is only 50% correct and 50% misleading, so I unmarked it.

@rodrigo-pedro: If @woju has time he can write a better answer for this issue, I pinged him about it.

[woju]

Actually what @rodrigo-pedro wrote is correct answer; using activate outside of gramine might mess imports in our own tooling, which you might (gramine-manifest) or might not want (gramine-sgx-sign). Can we promote this to a full answer, not just a comment under AI-generated content-free filler?

[mkow]

I don't see such an option anywhere.