How to use python from a container for elpy in emacs

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Create an executable bash script somewhere which runs your python command, for me this contained

#!/usr/bin/env bash
distrobox enter cv -e ~/.virtualenvs/cv/bin/python3 "$@"

which allows me to use a virtualenv I have in my distrobox container directly. Note the "$@" at the end. This is imperative so that commands like ... -m pip can work.

In your config do

(setq elpy-rpc-python-command "<path-to-that-shell-script>")

And that's it. elpy will run everything through your container now.