QQ, how do I tell a

pex_binary

defined tool to run within a specific directory in my codebase? Tools that I use with

run_shell_command

have the

workdir

parameter. I don't notice anything similar for

pex_binary

a

pex_binary

should be treated more like an executable. Its a "compiled" file that could be copied to other locations, or sent to other people/machines. It probably shouldn't be expecting to run in a particular directory (ie. not be using internal relative paths), or if it is, it should be understood that it must be placed and executed in a directory that matches what it expects. (eg. it may look for a config file in $PWD, but should probably use nice defaults or fail with a helpful error message if the config file is not present)

Thanks! I'm depending on a 3rd party utility (the Fivetran development SDK) and there is a firm requirement that it is run from a specific directory in my source folder for it to discover my python files and deploy it

If you run it from the correct location does it work correctly? if so, the simplest thing is probably to just let everybody know it follows the behavior of Fivetran and has to run from the right location. The other option is to make your pex entrypoint a wrapper around the actual tool that can take an arg however you want and then

cd

there and then run Fivetran

Thanks for the tips! The first method works, and I'll give the 2nd method a try