Buildozer: Cannot print pathof a local_path_override rule

[nnobelis]

I have a MODULE.bazel file with a local_path_override:

local_path_override(
    module_name = "test_module",
    path = "./modules/test_module",
)

When I run buildozer 'print module_name path' //MODULE.bazel:%local_path_override to get the value of the two attributes, I get:
test_module /home/user/MODULE.bazel

This is wrong: the second part should be ./modules/test_module.
This is because path is a builtin special attribute referring to the absolute path to the BUILD file that contains the rules.

https://github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools/blob/main/buildozer/README.md#print-commands

Is this a bug or is there an alternate way of doing this ?

[fmeum]

You can work around this by temporarily renaming the attribute:

buildozer 'rename path not_path' //MODULE.bazel:%local_path_override
buildozer 'print module_name not_path' //MODULE.bazel:%local_path_override
buildozer 'rename not_path path' //MODULE.bazel:%local_path_override

(using a command file would be more efficient)

[nnobelis]

Thanks for the hint, much appreciated.
I'll keep it as a last choice solution but I would prefer something that does not modify the build file or run 3 commands..

[nnobelis]

Since no alternative came up, I will use your solution @fmeum and close this ticket.

[laurentlb]

I think this is a valid issue. I'd suggest to keep the issue open.

[nnobelis]

@laurentlb 👍