since when could we use for loops and variables in...
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ambitious-actor-36781
04/13/2022, 2:07 AMsince when could we use for loops and variables in BUILD files?
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high-yak-85899
04/13/2022, 2:08 AMI've been doing it for quite some time. Aren't they just python or starlark files? I get confused between what Pants and Bazel does.
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ambitious-actor-36781
04/13/2022, 2:09 AMive been writing ugly macros to do it 🥲
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enough-analyst-54434
04/13/2022, 2:48 AMSince 2010.
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hundreds-father-404
04/13/2022, 4:30 AMThe only thing we ban is imports. And then I can't remember if we actually ban this, but you really should not be using open() because it breaks caching
hundreds-father-404
04/13/2022, 4:30 AMYou can use F strings as well. Python 3.7+
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curved-television-6568
04/13/2022, 5:02 AMYeah, this is easily overlooked. I think it could be highlighted more some where at the end of introductory docs that BUILD files are plain python without io.
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curved-television-6568
04/13/2022, 5:03 AMIn here, likely: https://www.pantsbuild.org/docs/create-initial-build-files 😉
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