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fix: prefer platform-python over python3 to match waagent interpreter on RHEL 8 #2154

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12 changes: 6 additions & 6 deletions AzureMonitorAgent/shim.sh
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function find_python() {
local python_exec_command=$1

if command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
if command -v /usr/libexec/platform-python >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
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is it ok to check in this order for non-RHEL8 distros?

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Yes — with one caveat: this changes behavior only on systems where /usr/libexec/platform-python actually exists. If that path is not present, the logic still falls through to python3 and then python2 as before

# Prefer platform-python when available — this is the python waagent uses (RHEL 8+)
# and ensures AMA uses the same interpreter with the same installed modules.
eval ${python_exec_command}="/usr/libexec/platform-python"
elif command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
eval ${python_exec_command}="python3"
elif command -v python2 >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
eval ${python_exec_command}="python2"
elif command -v /usr/libexec/platform-python >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
# If a user-installed python isn't available, check for a platform-python. This is typically only used in RHEL 8.0.
echo "User-installed python not found. Using /usr/libexec/platform-python as the python interpreter."
eval ${python_exec_command}="/usr/libexec/platform-python"
fi

}

find_python PYTHON
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