From 7d1013ddedbc685cfda433d1fa60e8cc899719c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zane Fink <finkzane@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:18:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Use Python_EXECUTABLE in CMake build args

---
 setup.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2c87d3e..19237f2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
 
         cmake_args = [
             f"-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY={build_temp}",
-            f"-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE={sys.executable}",
+            # Ensure CMake uses the same interpreter invoking setup.py.
+            # `find_package(Python ...)` honors `Python_EXECUTABLE`.
+            f"-DPython_EXECUTABLE={sys.executable}",
         ]
 
         if self._flatbuffers_dir: