From 56631549d8bd95d5bd2ba16b13e200c8e2d6a2fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Copeland <alan_copeland@keysight.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 23:39:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update PythonInstallationDiscoverer.cs

Add an environment variable to explicitly set the library path
---
 OpenTap.Python/PythonInstallationDiscoverer.cs | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/OpenTap.Python/PythonInstallationDiscoverer.cs b/OpenTap.Python/PythonInstallationDiscoverer.cs
index d3bed78..382ffc8 100644
--- a/OpenTap.Python/PythonInstallationDiscoverer.cs
+++ b/OpenTap.Python/PythonInstallationDiscoverer.cs
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ static IEnumerable<string> LocatePythonsWin32()
             yield return (PythonSettings.Current.PythonLibraryPath, PythonSettings.Current.PythonPath, 1000);
         }
 
+        //pythonLibLocation alpine image.
+        if ((Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("pythonLibLocation") ?? "") is string lib && File.Exists(lib))
+        {          
+            yield return (lib, "", 0);
+        }
+
         //pythonLocation  for github builds.
         if ((Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PYTHONHOME") ?? Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("pythonLocation")) is string home && Directory.Exists(home))
         {