Change py_binary to load from rules_python

[stagnation]

To follow the (future) migration of the python rules out of the set of native rules: bazelbuild/bazel#17773 . This requires us to load the 'rules_python' module and while at it we parameterize the 'py_binary' so it is possible for consumers to switch to their own macros, following the model of pip_compile: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/blob/9b2b70adba5431162401a97b2bbab1dc938e7245/python/private/pypi/pip_compile.bzl#L32

This solves loading errors:

ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/home/nwirekli/.cache/bazel/_bazel_nwirekli/1eeb85843c9866d288d7d5644c3b4615/
    external/hedron_compile_commands+/refresh_compile_commands.bzl", line 67, column 27, in <toplevel>
                py_binary = native.py_binary,
Error: no native function or rule 'py_binary'
Available attributes: ...
ERROR: error loading package under directory '': error loading package '@@hedron_compile_commands+//':
initialization of module 'refresh_compile_commands.bzl' failed

[stagnation]

I think this is only needed because we use 8.0.0rc2. Where the default value for a new flag was too strict. A colleague mentioned similar errors and that with the real 8.0.0 this is not a problem. So, after digging ourselves out of the module-version hole that prevents a clean upgrade to 8 this is helpful. And I hope to save some time in a later migration away from native.py_binary.

[keith]

this will be required for bazel 9.x bazelbuild/bazel@0522f8e, so probably want to merge this soon since that's ~2 months away

[andrea-nisti]

any updates on this? currently we overcome this with a patch

[stagnation]

I am not actively working on it, but it stands to reason that this, or something rebased should be merged, yes :)

[helly25]

Hi — since upstream has been quiet for some time, the fork at https://github.com/helly25/bazel-compile-commands-extractor has picked up the py_binary → rules_python switch via the broader Bazel 9 fix in #278 (which also loads cc_binary from rules_cc and updates MODULE.bazel / README accordingly).

Backported in helly25#1. Thanks for the original patch.