fix(python): trust a plain http pip index

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Changes

• when the pip index is a plain http:// url (e.g. a CDN via CONTAINERBASE_CDN), also set PIP_TRUSTED_HOST to its host, pip refuses an untrusted http index otherwise
• https indexes are unchanged
• docs and tests

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • For non-default package indexes using plain HTTP, pip now automatically trusts the index host while preserving existing trusted hosts. This also applies to HTTP CDN URLs, including those using a custom port.
• Documentation
  • Clarified that pip automatically trusts the host for HTTP CDN URLs.

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📝 Walkthrough

pipIndexEnv now adds the host of a configured HTTP index to PIP_TRUSTED_HOST while preserving existing hosts. Tests cover HTTP and HTTPS CDN configurations. The CDN documentation describes the trusted-host behavior for HTTP URLs.

Changes: Pip CDN HTTP support

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configure and verify HTTP pip indexes src/cli/tools/python/utils.ts, src/cli/tools/python/utils.spec.ts, src/cli/tools/python/index.spec.ts, docs/cdn.md	pipIndexEnv adds an HTTP index host to PIP_TRUSTED_HOST unless it is already present. Tests cover HTTP and HTTPS CDN cases, including when pip CDN routing is disabled or unset. The CDN documentation describes the trusted-host setting for HTTP URLs.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to c36f6

Installs that depend on a trusted HTTP extra index may fail. Preserve configured trusted hosts before merging.

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PR Summary by Qodo

Trust plain HTTP pip indexes configured through the CDN

🐞 Bug fix 🧪 Tests 📝 Documentation 🕐 20-40 Minutes

AI Description

• Set PIP_TRUSTED_HOST for plain HTTP pip indexes so pip accepts the configured CDN.

Diagram

graph TD
  A["Resolved pip index"] --> B{"Index changed?"} -->|No| C["Default environment"]
  B -->|Yes| D{"Plain HTTP?"} -->|Yes| E["Index and trusted host"]
  D -->|No| F["Index URL only"]

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High-Level Assessment

Keep the trust setting in the shared pip environment helper. It covers both Python installation paths and limits the exception to the resolved plain HTTP host, rather than configuring pip trust globally.

Files changed (4) +61 / -17

Bug fix (1) +5 / -1

utils.tsTrust the host of a changed plain HTTP pip index +5/-1

Trust the host of a changed plain HTTP pip index

• Adds 'PIP_TRUSTED_HOST' from the resolved index URL when that index uses HTTP. Default and HTTPS indexes retain their previous environment settings.

src/cli/tools/python/utils.ts

Tests (2) +54 / -16

index.spec.tsTest Python installation with an HTTP pip CDN +32/-9

Test Python installation with an HTTP pip CDN

• Extends CDN cases to verify that pip receives both the HTTP index URL and its trusted host, while HTTPS and disabled pip CDN behavior remain unchanged.

src/cli/tools/python/index.spec.ts

utils.spec.tsTest pip-tool installation environment for HTTP CDNs +22/-7

Test pip-tool installation environment for HTTP CDNs

• Verifies that virtualenv creation and package installation receive the HTTP pip index and trusted host. Retains HTTPS and disabled pip CDN cases.

src/cli/tools/python/utils.spec.ts

Documentation (1) +2 / -0

cdn.mdDocument trust behavior for HTTP pip CDNs +2/-0

Document trust behavior for HTTP pip CDNs

• Explains that a plain HTTP CDN host is added to 'PIP_TRUSTED_HOST' for pip.

docs/cdn.md

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Code Review by Qodo

Resolved findings

1. Uppercase HTTP indexes remain untrusted ✓ Resolved

Description

pipIndexEnv() checks the unnormalized index with the case-sensitive startsWith('http://'),
although an uppercase HTTP:// scheme is valid. When CONTAINERBASE_CDN or a URL replacement
supplies that scheme, the function passes the HTTP index to pip without setting its trusted host.

Code

src/cli/tools/python/utils.ts[R29-30]

+    if (pipIndex.startsWith('http://')) {
+      env.PIP_TRUSTED_HOST = new URL(pipIndex).host;

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
Valid indexes using an uppercase HTTP scheme do not receive `PIP_TRUSTED_HOST`.
## Fix Focus Areas
- src/cli/tools/python/utils.ts[23-31]
## Recommended Fix
Detect the scheme case-insensitively, or parse the URL and compare its normalized protocol to `http:`. Add a test with an uppercase HTTP CDN or replacement.

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2. Existing trusted pip hosts are lost ✓ Resolved

Description

pipIndexEnv() assigns the CDN host to PIP_TRUSTED_HOST without retaining a value already set by
the user. When an HTTP CDN is enabled alongside another trusted host, the pip subprocess receives
only the CDN host, so requests to the other host no longer have its trust exception.

Code

src/cli/tools/python/utils.ts[30]

+      env.PIP_TRUSTED_HOST = new URL(pipIndex).host;

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## Issue description
An HTTP CDN replaces an existing `PIP_TRUSTED_HOST` value passed to pip.
## Fix Focus Areas
- src/cli/tools/python/utils.ts[20-32]
## Recommended Fix
Add the CDN host to any existing `PIP_TRUSTED_HOST` value using pip's whitespace-separated format, rather than replacing that value. Cover the combination in a test.

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- Line 35: Update the trusted-host construction around penv.PIP_TRUSTED_HOST to
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Preserve trusted hosts from pip configuration.

If pip.conf defines a trusted host for an HTTP extra index, this code reads only penv.PIP_TRUSTED_HOST. The new environment value then overrides the configured trusted hosts. pip can ignore the extra index and fail to install packages available only there. Preserve the effective configured hosts when adding the CDN host. (pip.pypa.io)

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Review comment at @src/cli/tools/python/utils.ts at line 35:
Update the trusted-host construction around penv.PIP_TRUSTED_HOST to preserve
and combine effective hosts from pip configuration with the environment value
when adding the CDN host, rather than overriding configured hosts.

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