🐞 bug report

Affected Rule

The whole rules_python package is affected.

Is this a regression?

Yes, in a sense. This was probably introduced in #3450 .

Description

Trying to run any rule from rules_python with bazel versions 7.0.0 or 8.0.0 will produce the error

ERROR: https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_python/2.4.6/MODULE.bazel:380:1: name 'flag_alias' is not defined
ERROR: Error computing the main repository mapping: in module dependency chain <root> -> rules_python@2.4.6: syntax error in MODULE.bazel file for rules_python@2.4.6

🔬 Minimal Reproduction

Any project using bazel from 7.0.0 or 8.0.0 until the bazel version that introduced the flag_alias function. Note that bazel 7.x and bazel 8.x work.
Bazel 9.0.0 and following are not affected.

🔥 Exception or Error

ERROR: https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_python/2.4.6/MODULE.bazel:380:1: name 'flag_alias' is not defined
ERROR: Error computing the main repository mapping: in module dependency chain <root> -> rules_python@2.4.6: syntax error in MODULE.bazel file for rules_python@2.4.6

🌍 Your Environment

Operating System:

  
Linux
  

Output of bazel version:

  
bazel 7.0.0
bazel 8.0.0
  

Rules_python version:

  
2.4.6
  

Anything else relevant?

If there is no interest in supporting bazel 7.0.0 and 8.0.0, it may be useful to indicate which versions are supported more precisely.