Re: Defeat Python "Virtual Environment" in Fedora ?

On 3/8/26 23:55, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:47:51 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> I did write a little Python program that played with the various GUI
>> gadgets that it made available (with much less effort than doing it
>> in C). It made me think that I could write something that my wife
>> might actually be able to use. (I was careful to use Python 3, not
>> 2.) It would be nice if this remained a viable option; otherwise
>> it's back to writing Yet Another C Program.
> 
> C would only be better if you could somehow get by with fewer
> dependencies than with the Python equivalent. I’m not sure how you
> would manage that -- reinvent more of your own wheels, perhaps?

   The Python VENV *seems* to be thwarting my
   ability to run certain hard-core system
   routines via "os.system()" or related. The
   'virtual' seems to be for idiot 7-year-olds
   you don't want to crash the box.

   Well, sometimes, I *want* to crash the box.