try using virtual environment

Author: CalebCourier

.github/workflows/pr_qc.yml

@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@ jobs:
           python-version: 3.11
       - name: Run qa
         run: |
+          python_loc="$(which python || true)"
+          echo "python location: $python_loc"
+          echo "python --version $(python --version || true)"
+          python -m venv ./.venv
+          source ./.venv/bin/activate
           echo "Running uv sync --all-extras --no-cache"
           uv sync --all-extras --no-cache
           echo "uv sync complete!"
           echo "Checking for ruff before running qa..."
-          ruff_loc="$(which ruff)"
+          ruff_loc="$(which ruff || true)"
           echo "ruff located at $ruff_loc"
-          ruff_installation="$(pip show ruff)"
+          ruff_installation="$(pip show ruff || true)"
           echo "ruff installation: "
           echo "$ruff_installation"
           make qa