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Diffstat (limited to 'Modules/getpath.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | Modules/getpath.py | 19 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/getpath.py b/Modules/getpath.py index 91d6fc9..b8ad53e 100644 --- a/Modules/getpath.py +++ b/Modules/getpath.py @@ -375,6 +375,25 @@ if not home and not py_setpath: pass if not base_executable: base_executable = joinpath(executable_dir, basename(executable)) + # It's possible "python" is executed from within a posix venv but that + # "python" is not available in the "home" directory as the standard + # `make install` does not create it and distros often do not provide it. + # + # In this case, try to fall back to known alternatives + if os_name != 'nt' and not isfile(base_executable): + base_exe = basename(executable) + for candidate in (DEFAULT_PROGRAM_NAME, f'python{VERSION_MAJOR}.{VERSION_MINOR}'): + candidate += EXE_SUFFIX if EXE_SUFFIX else '' + if base_exe == candidate: + continue + candidate = joinpath(executable_dir, candidate) + # Only set base_executable if the candidate exists. + # If no candidate succeeds, subsequent errors related to + # base_executable (like FileNotFoundError) remain in the + # context of the original executable name + if isfile(candidate): + base_executable = candidate + break break else: venv_prefix = None |