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[Python plugin]: Consider including a rust compiler by default

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Project
craft-parts
Number
#822
Type
issue
State
open
Author
lengau
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Current evaluation

Feature request to add a rust compiler to the python plugin's default build dependencies, since many Python apps have rust deps. No labels, no comments, no activity for ~18 months; a similar request in charmcraft was rejected.

Suggested action: close stale

Reason: The issue has had zero comments, no labels, and no activity for ~18 months, and the python plugin still only installs pip/setuptools/wheel. The same request was explicitly rejected in canonical/charmcraft#2004, citing a strategic shift toward explicit, minimal build configurations to avoid version conflicts across OS bases, so the proposal is no longer aligned with project direction.

Impact: 30 Quick Win: 16.5 Staleness: 75 Complexity: 45 Confidence: 65 Support Request: 10

Issue body

### What needs to get done Consider including a rust compiler as a build package/snap for the Python plugin. Likely, this would use the same logic as the existing rust plugin. ### Why it needs to get done A huge number of Python applications have rust dependencies at this point, using things like `pydantic`, `pyre` or `cryptography`. As such, it may be worth simply making a rust compiler a dependency of the Python plugin too.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 30
Quick Win: 16.5
Staleness: 75
Complexity: 45
Confidence: 65
Support Request: 10
close stale Feature request to add a rust compiler to the python plugin's default build dependencies, since many Python apps have rust deps. No labels, no comments, no activity for ~18 months; a similar request in charmcraft was rejected.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 95
Complexity: 15
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 5
close stale Suggests bundling a Rust compiler with the Python plugin to handle Rust dependencies in Python packages. Unlabeled, zero comments, inactive for over 18 months.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 45
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 10
needs triage Suggests bundling a Rust compiler with the Python plugin to support packages with Rust dependencies. Unlabelled, zero comments, and inactive for over a year.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 90
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 0
close stale Suggests bundling a Rust compiler with the Python plugin to support packages with Rust dependencies. Open with zero comments and over 200 days of inactivity, awaiting triage and maintainer review.

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Related work

  • Related To: canonical/charmcraft#2004 (confidence 80%)

    Same request (rust compiler in default build dependencies) in a sibling project; closed as rejected due to strategic shift toward explicit, minimal build configurations.

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