tests: Use current python interpreter for sub tests

Can be useful to run tests using distro runtimes, (like python3 on Debian). Relate-to: theupdateframework#263 Origin: https://salsa.debian.org/rzr/python-tuf/-/tree/debian/review/master Forwarded: theupdateframework#1337 Signed-off-by: Philippe Coval <[email protected]>
CrossStream · Apr 8, 2021 · baf3aad · baf3aad
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diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import errno
 import logging
 import socket
+import sys
 import time
 import subprocess
 import threading
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ def _start_process(self, extra_cmd_args, popen_cwd):
     """Starts the process running the server."""
 
     # The "-u" option forces stdin, stdout and stderr to be unbuffered.
-    command = ['python', '-u', self.server] + extra_cmd_args
+    command = [sys.executable, '-u', self.server] + extra_cmd_args
 
     # Reusing one subprocess in multiple tests, but split up the logs for each.
     self.__server_process = subprocess.Popen(command,