Title: test.pythoninfo: Detect if running in a container or in a virtual machine (VM) · Issue #152680 · python/cpython · GitHub
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Description: Feature or enhancement It would be useful to help debugging to detect if Python is running in a container or in a virtual machine (VM). Linked PRs gh-152668 gh-152698 gh-152699 gh-152700 gh-152824 gh-152888 gh-152890 gh-152889
Open Graph Description: Feature or enhancement It would be useful to help debugging to detect if Python is running in a container or in a virtual machine (VM). Linked PRs gh-152668 gh-152698 gh-152699 gh-152700 gh-152824 ...
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