fix: always resolve --python argument (#2328) (#2331)

henryiii · web-flow · commit 2efa648f38e8 · 2025-03-23T15:03:30.000-04:00
fix: always resolve --python argument (#2328) fix: always resolve the --python argument Signed-off-by: Henry Schreiner <henryschreineriii@gmail.com>
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/util.py b/cibuildwheel/util.py
@@ -705,6 +705,10 @@ def virtualenv(
     dependency_constraint_flags are ignored since nothing is installed in the
     venv. Otherwise, pip is installed, and setuptools + wheel if Python < 3.12.
     """
+
+    # virtualenv may fail if this is a symlink.
+    python = python.resolve()
+
     assert python.exists()
 
     if use_uv:
