From c1ccccf41dba08bb936c07caca8f8a3dfc484d9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Susi Lehtola <susi.lehtola@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 11:10:55 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Use sys.executable over explicit call to python which may not
 be available

---
 qcengine/programs/psi4.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/qcengine/programs/psi4.py b/qcengine/programs/psi4.py
index 1ba3d7fa..d49a1742 100644
--- a/qcengine/programs/psi4.py
+++ b/qcengine/programs/psi4.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def found(raise_error: bool = False) -> bool:
                         psiapi = which_import("psi4", return_bool=True)
 
         if psiapi and not psithon:
-            with popen(["python", "-c", "import psi4; print(psi4.executable)"]) as exc:
+            with popen([sys.executable, "-c", "import psi4; print(psi4.executable)"]) as exc:
                 exc["proc"].wait(timeout=30)
             so, se, rc = exc["stdout"].strip(), exc["stderr"], exc["proc"].returncode
             error_msg = f" In particular, psi4 module found but unable to load psi4 command into PATH. stdout: {so}, stderr: {se}"