One question, I have the following problem. I am not sure the best way to solve it so maybe someone has an idea. I have created a docker image, the main app of this image is packaged as pex. However, the environment where it will run only has a python interpreter different from my local version, this causes my packaged version to fail. Is there a way to create my pex so that it can be run in a different interpreter from where I compile the pex?

Hi, yes, through the platforms field https://www.pantsbuild.org/docs/reference-pex_binary#codeplatformscode

That’s so painful to use. Not only does it require you to specify everything, but it has to be done for every pex_binary.

in 2.14 you can use

__defaults__

https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/blob/main/docs/markdown/Using%20Pants/concepts/targets.md#field-default-values

But you still need to set it per BUILD file, if I’m not missing something? (re

__defaults__

)

you don't, defaults applies to the whole subtree of BUILD files

Okay, so we have to put

BUILD

file in the root, got it. “current subtree” was the bit I missed, thanks

you can put it in the root, or wherever makes sense. i'm expanding the docs at https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/16377

We’re probably not going to be using this, as there’s no way to build multiarch docker images anyway, and our PEX files are already absolutely monstrous.

consider what? https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/issues/13682

Using

platforms

to build multiarch images.