Try something different for windows

Author: bjester

.github/workflows/compare-mac-methods.yml

@@ -88,14 +88,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           uv pip install ifcfg getmac
-      - name: Set Windows System Locale and Culture
+      - name: Windows test locale ${{ matrix.pair.test-locale }}
         run: |
-          Install-Language -Language ${{ matrix.pair.test-locale-id }}
-          Set-WinSystemLocale -SystemLocale ${{ matrix.pair.test-locale-id }}
-          Set-Culture -CultureInfo ${{ matrix.pair.test-locale-id }}
+          $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+          $culture = [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::GetCultureInfo('${{ matrix.pair.test-locale-id }}')
+          [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = $culture
+          [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = $culture
+          [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::DefaultThreadCurrentCulture = $culture
+          [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::DefaultThreadCurrentUICulture = $culture
+
+          $env:LANG = '${{ matrix.pair.test-locale }}'
+          $env:LC_ALL = '${{ matrix.pair.test-locale }}'
+          uv run scripts/compare_mac_methods.py
         shell: pwsh
-      - name: Windows test locale ${{ matrix.pair.test-locale }}
-        env:
-          LANG: ${{ matrix.pair.test-locale }}
-          LC_ALL: ${{ matrix.pair.test-locale }}
-        run: uv run scripts/compare_mac_methods.py

scripts/compare_mac_methods.py

@@ -8,6 +8,22 @@
 import sys
 
 
+def _device_sort_key(iface):
+    """
+    Sort interfaces by device name to give preference to interfaces
+    that are more likely to be stable (not change/be removed).
+    """
+    dev = (iface.get("device") or "").lower()
+    if dev.startswith("eth") or dev.startswith("en"):
+        return "0" + dev
+    if dev.startswith("wl"):
+        return "1" + dev
+    if dev.startswith("e") or dev.startswith("w"):
+        return "2" + dev
+    else:
+        return dev
+
+
 def get_system_language():
     """Get system language settings"""
     try:
@@ -35,7 +51,7 @@ def get_ifcfg_macs():
 
         interfaces = ifcfg.interfaces().values()
         results = {}
-        for iface in interfaces:
+        for iface in sorted(interfaces, key=_device_sort_key):
             ether = iface.get("ether")
             if ether:
                 results[iface.get("device", "unknown")] = ether