Tweak search for Python paths - make sure to check it exists

Thanks to @brockdyer03 for pointing this out on the forum Signed-off-by: Geoff Hutchison <geoff.hutchison@gmail.com>
OpenChemistry · Jan 11, 2025 · d8c64c9 · d8c64c9
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Showing 1 changed file with 7 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/avogadro/qtplugins/configurepython/configurepython.cpp b/avogadro/qtplugins/configurepython/configurepython.cpp
@@ -148,9 +148,13 @@ QStringList ConfigurePython::pythonPaths() const
 
   QStringList paths = findExecutablePaths(names);
 
-  // Add the current interpreter to the list if it's not already there.
-  if (!paths.contains(pythonInterp))
-    paths.prepend(pythonInterp);
+  // Add the current interpreter to the list if it's not already there
+  // and it exists as an executable
+  if (!paths.contains(pythonInterp)) {
+    QFileInfo info(pythonInterp);
+    if (info.exists() && info.isExecutable())
+      paths.prepend(pythonInterp);
+  }
 
   return paths;
 }