[New-bugs-announce] [issue45409] Support non-standard executables in venv

[Steve Dower]

New submission from Steve Dower <steve.dower at python.org>:

Currently the venv redirector on Windows is hardcoded for "python.exe" and "pythonw.exe". There is no good reason for this, and it's fairly easy to make the redirector able to invoke any executable in the base environment by inspecting its own name.

This would help support non-standard environments that include other entry points.

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assignee: steve.dower
components: Windows
messages: 403450
nosy: paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, vinay.sajip, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: Support non-standard executables in venv
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.11

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