From 89b60309ecda8e1616bc760b8acb2fc8fb23f1a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Min RK <benjaminrk@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 08:17:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix sys.executable in wheel kernelspec

kernelspec should not reference absolute path to sys.executable, which results in non-portable wheels

`python` is handled specially to invoke the current env
---
 hatch_build.py | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hatch_build.py b/hatch_build.py
index 2ed5700..4a69984 100644
--- a/hatch_build.py
+++ b/hatch_build.py
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@
 from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface
 
 
-import argparse
 import json
-import os
-import sys
 import shutil
 
 from jupyter_client.kernelspec import KernelSpecManager
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 
+# use 'python' executable for portable wheels
+# 
 kernel_json = {
-    "argv": [sys.executable, "-m", "echo_kernel", "-f", "{connection_file}"],
+    "argv": ["python", "-m", "echo_kernel", "-f", "{connection_file}"],
     "display_name": "Echo",
     "language": "text",
 }