Feature request: Support for Python from WSL

[foldvari]

What I did

Describe the steps you took, probably including your Python code, like this:

I attempted to start live coding using Python interpreter  from WSL

What happened

Describe what you saw, probably including the live coding display, like this:

I got the below exception:
Live coding plugin exception:
com.intellij.execution.process.ProcessNotCreatedException: Cannot run program "\\wsl$\Ubuntu-20.04\usr\bin\python" (in directory "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Roaming\JetBrains\PyCharm2021.2\scratches"): CreateProcess error=1921, The name of the file cannot be resolved by the system

What I wanted to happen

Describe what you wanted, probably including changes to the live coding display, like this:

Live Coding works with Python in WSL.

My environment

Describe the versions of everything you were using:

• PyCharm2021.2 Professional
• Live Coding plugin
• Windows + Ubuntu 20.04 running in WSL
• Python 3.8

[donkirkby]

I recreated the problem, and I've been digging through the IDEA source code to see if I can support WSL interpreters.

It looks like the PythonRunner class knows how to launch a WSL interpreter, but I haven't figured out how to pass it everything it needs. Maybe I can pass the command line patcher to the PythonRunner?

[donkirkby]

I posted a question about how to tweak the run configuration, to see if there's a more flexible way than I'm currently using.

I found it was useful to trace subprocesses in BaseProcessHandler.

[donkirkby]

After looking at how the PythonRunner class launches a WSL interpreter, I can't see any way to extend that class or use their code. It's too much code for me to reimplement, so I'm not going to support WSL interpreters. If I ever get an answer to my question or the PythonRunner class adds some extension points I can use, I'll reopen this issue.