src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/bazel_namespace_package_hack.py

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import os
import site
import sys


# TODO(https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/6844) Bazel failed to
# interpret namespace packages correctly. This monkey patch will force the
# Python process to parse the .pth file in the sys.path to resolve namespace
# package in the right place.
# Analysis in depth: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/issues/55
def sys_path_to_site_dir_hack():
    """Add valid sys.path item to site directory to parse the .pth files."""
    for item in sys.path:
        if os.path.exists(item):
            # The only difference between sys.path and site-directory is
            # whether the .pth file will be parsed or not. A site-directory
            # will always exist in sys.path, but not another way around.
            site.addsitedir(item)