From e63d2c389ed276aa161bb50a27c77af94d96a50c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Doug Hellmann <doug@doughellmann.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 09:19:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] remove python2 from startup logic for finding the python
 interpreter

Fixes #22

Sem-Ver: api-break
---
 virtualenvwrapper.sh | 28 ++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/virtualenvwrapper.sh b/virtualenvwrapper.sh
index 79def0d..b8e4a42 100644
--- a/virtualenvwrapper.sh
+++ b/virtualenvwrapper.sh
@@ -45,29 +45,21 @@
 #
 
 # Locate the global Python where virtualenvwrapper is installed.
-# Use the highest Python version
 if [ "${VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON:-}" = "" ]
 then
-    for NAME in python3 python2 python
-    do
-        python_executable="$(which $NAME 2>/dev/null)"
-        if ! [ -z "$python_executable" ]
-        then
-            if $python_executable -m 'virtualenvwrapper.hook_loader' --help >/dev/null 2>&1
-            then
-                VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=$python_executable
-                break
-            fi
-        fi
-    done
-    if [ "${VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON:-}" = "" ]
+    _virtualenvwrapper_python_executable="$(which python3 2>/dev/null)"
+    if [ -n "$_virtualenvwrapper_python_executable" ] && $_virtualenvwrapper_python_executable -m 'virtualenvwrapper.hook_loader' --help >/dev/null 2>&1
     then
-        echo -e "ERROR: Python with virtualenvwrapper module not found!
-Either, install virtualenvwrapper module for standard python2
-or python3 or set VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON variable manually." 1>&2
-        return 1
+        VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=$_virtualenvwrapper_python_executable
     fi
 fi
+if [ "${VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON:-}" = "" ]
+then
+    echo -e "ERROR: Python with virtualenvwrapper module not found!
+Either, install virtualenvwrapper module for the default python3 interpreter
+or set VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON to the interpreter to use." 1>&2
+    return 1
+fi
 
 # Set the name of the virtualenv app to use.
 if [ "${VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_VIRTUALENV:-}" = "" ]