[New-bugs-announce] [issue28686] py.exe ignored PATH when using python3 shebang

[wdhwg001]

New submission from wdhwg001:

https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/979

TL;DR

py.exe does not search PATH when using `#! /usr/bin/env python3`.

And the right steps I think should be:

1. Search ./
2. Search PATH
3. Fallback to system installed Python 3

But currently py.exe seems only do Step 3 once the shebang has substring of `python3`.

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components: Windows
messages: 280740
nosy: paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, wdhwg001, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: py.exe ignored PATH when using python3 shebang
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.5

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