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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Non Portable binary, doesn't work with sudo or without LD_LIBRARY_PATH","articleBody":"**Description:**\r\nPython binary is [compiled](https://github.com/actions/python-versions/blob/main/builders/ubuntu-python-builder.psm1#L34) with `rpath` that's `/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python`. Now, latest github runners  define `RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY `  differently than  `/opt/hostedtoolcache` and that installs python at `/home/runner/_work/_tool/Python/`.  So, with this, there are 2 issues. \r\n1.  `sudo python --version` doesn't work  ( See Error section) because most systems's doesn't allow passing LD_LIBRARY_PATH due to security issues.\r\n2. `python --version` doesn't work without setting environment variable **_LD_LIBRARY_PATH_**\r\n\r\noutput of ldd : \r\n```\r\nrunner@arss-runner-xxxx-runner-5jvhz:~/_work/_tool/Python/3.12.3/x64/bin$ ldd python3\r\n\tlinux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffceb776000)\r\n\tlibpython3.12.so.1.0 =\u003e not found\r\n\tlibc.so.6 =\u003e /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f7ccc75c000)\r\n\t/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f7ccc991000)\r\n```\r\n\r\nError:\r\n```\r\npython: error while loading shared libraries: libpython3.9.so.1.0: \r\ncannot open shared object file: No such file or directory\r\n```\r\n\r\n**What could be the reason:**\r\n\r\n rpath is hardcoded to `/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python`.   if we use $ORIGIN, binaries will be portable.  Fix is raised here https://github.com/actions/python-versions/pull/275\r\n\r\n**Action version:**\r\nv5.1.0\r\n\r\n**Platform:**\r\n- [x] Ubuntu\r\n- [ ] macOS\r\n- [ ] Windows\r\n\r\n**Runner type:**\r\n- [ ] Hosted\r\n- [x] Self-hosted\r\n\r\n**Tools version:**\r\nAll versions of Python 3.9.x, 3.10.x, etc.\r\n\r\n**Repro steps:**  \r\nYou can easily reproduce using following steps. And also, you can unset `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` and just use without sudo\r\n```\r\n    steps:\r\n      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5\r\n        with:\r\n          python-version: '3.12'\r\n      - run: |\r\n          sudo python --version\r\n```\r\n\r\n**Expected behavior:**\r\nThere are times we need to use `sudo python` and Most system ( also not acceptable to pass) doesn't pass LD_LIBRARY_PATH as environment variable due to security issues.\r\n\r\n**Actual behavior:**\r\n`sudo python --version` to work.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/jaswanthikolla","@type":"Person","name":"jaswanthikolla"},"datePublished":"2024-05-19T00:36:54.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":14},"url":"https://github.com/871/setup-python/issues/871"}