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fix: enable python bytecode in the uv plugin

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Project
craft-parts
Number
#1406
Type
pull request
State
merged
Author
jonathan-conder
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Current evaluation

Merged. Enables Python bytecode generation in the uv plugin to align with python and poetry plugins, improving snap launch performance. Approved by two reviewers and passed CI checks.

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Issue body

This brings the `uv` plugin in line with `python` (version 1 and 2) and `poetry`. In snaps, launching python can still be slow by default because bytecode is not generated for the standard library when extracting `stage-packages`. - [ ] Have you followed the guidelines for contributing? - [x] Have you signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/)? - [ ] Have you successfully run `make lint && make test`? - [x] Have you added an entry to the changelog (`docs/reference/changelog.rst`)?

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Merged. Enables Python bytecode generation in the uv plugin to align with python and poetry plugins, improving snap launch performance. Approved by two reviewers and passed CI checks.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — Merged an external contribution enabling Python bytecode generation in the uv plugin. This aligns the plugin with python and poetry implementations, resolving slow snap launch times caused by missing standard library bytecode during stage-package extraction.

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