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"Platform" base module in Python gone -- Windows 10
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Christopher C
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Friday 13 Jan 2023, Windows documented a bug related to a new deployed build of Microsoft Defender. Exactely at the same time, I restarted my computer and after the restart, Python code that ran completely fine were not running.
And the culprit of the code not running is that the base module of Python platform is gone. Everywhere ! On all virtualenvs !
Our IT guys say it is a pure coincidence, but I don't believe it. Our Linux machines with the same code of course run as before. How on earth could all platform base modules be gone ? Before I give up and do a full clean up of the machine (as Microsoft says the issue is Resolved...), I just wonder if I am the only who experienced that in the whole world. I feel alone :)
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