chore(release): prefer local venv for gate

Author: Scott Kostolni

scripts/release_check.sh

@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
-PYTHON_BIN="${PYTHON_BIN:-python3}"
+if [[ -z "${PYTHON_BIN:-}" && -x "${ROOT_DIR}/.venv/bin/python" ]]; then
+  PYTHON_BIN="${ROOT_DIR}/.venv/bin/python"
+else
+  PYTHON_BIN="${PYTHON_BIN:-python3}"
+fi
 
 echo "==> Running ruff"
 ruff check "${ROOT_DIR}"