Custom python distribution links

[kotborealis]

pyOxidizer downloads python binaries from github releases (see default_python_distributions.rs).

I want to selfhost those artifacts, is there any way to specify custom download links during pyoxidizer runtime?

[indygreg]

Yes, config files can specify the URL of a distribution to fetch by constructing a PythonDistribution instance from Starlark instead of calling default_python_distribution(). See https://gregoryszorc.com/docs/pyoxidizer/0.22.0/pyoxidizer_config_type_python_distribution.html.

A potential feature would be to change the root URL for the default Python distributions. Would that feature be of interest to you?

[kotborealis]

Thanks!

Yeah, such feature would be useful, for example, in air-gapped environments, where you can't download something from the internet during build.