Improve git hook shebang creation

pre_commit/commands/install_uninstall.py

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ PRIOR_HASHES = (
 CURRENT_HASH = '138fd403232d2ddd5efb44317e38bf03'
 TEMPLATE_START = '# start templated\n'
 TEMPLATE_END = '# end templated\n'
+# Homebrew/homebrew-core#35825: be more timid about appropriate `PATH`
+# #1312 os.defpath is too restrictive on BSD
+POSIX_SEARCH_PATH = ('/usr/local/bin', '/usr/bin', '/bin')
+SYS_EXE = os.path.basename(os.path.realpath(sys.executable))
 
 
 def _hook_paths(
@@ -51,20 +55,21 @@ def is_our_script(filename: str) -> bool:
 
 def shebang() -> str:
     if sys.platform == 'win32':
-        py = 'python'
+        py = SYS_EXE
     else:
-        # Homebrew/homebrew-core#35825: be more timid about appropriate `PATH`
-        path_choices = [p for p in os.defpath.split(os.pathsep) if p]
         exe_choices = [
             f'python{sys.version_info[0]}.{sys.version_info[1]}',
             f'python{sys.version_info[0]}',
         ]
-        for path, exe in itertools.product(path_choices, exe_choices):
+        # avoid searching for bare `python` as it's likely to be python 2
+        if SYS_EXE != 'python':
+            exe_choices.append(SYS_EXE)
+        for path, exe in itertools.product(POSIX_SEARCH_PATH, exe_choices):
             if os.access(os.path.join(path, exe), os.X_OK):
                 py = exe
                 break
         else:
-            py = 'python'
+            py = SYS_EXE
     return f'#!/usr/bin/env {py}'
 
 

tests/commands/install_uninstall_test.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pre_commit.constants as C
+from pre_commit.commands import install_uninstall
 from pre_commit.commands.install_uninstall import CURRENT_HASH
 from pre_commit.commands.install_uninstall import install
 from pre_commit.commands.install_uninstall import install_hooks
@@ -39,25 +40,36 @@ def test_is_previous_pre_commit(tmpdir):
     assert is_our_script(f.strpath)
 
 
+def patch_platform(platform):
+    return mock.patch.object(sys, 'platform', platform)
+
+
+def patch_lookup_path(path):
+    return mock.patch.object(install_uninstall, 'POSIX_SEARCH_PATH', path)
+
+
+def patch_sys_exe(exe):
+    return mock.patch.object(install_uninstall, 'SYS_EXE', exe)
+
+
 def test_shebang_windows():
-    with mock.patch.object(sys, 'platform', 'win32'):
+    with patch_platform('win32'), patch_sys_exe('python.exe'):
-        assert shebang() == '#!/usr/bin/env python'
+        assert shebang() == '#!/usr/bin/env python.exe'
 
 
 def test_shebang_posix_not_on_path():
-    with mock.patch.object(sys, 'platform', 'posix'):
+    with patch_platform('posix'), patch_lookup_path(()):
-        with mock.patch.object(os, 'defpath', ''):
+        with patch_sys_exe('python3.6'):
-            assert shebang() == '#!/usr/bin/env python'
+            assert shebang() == '#!/usr/bin/env python3.6'
 
 
 def test_shebang_posix_on_path(tmpdir):
     exe = tmpdir.join(f'python{sys.version_info[0]}').ensure()
     make_executable(exe)
 
-    with mock.patch.object(sys, 'platform', 'posix'):
+    with patch_platform('posix'), patch_lookup_path((tmpdir.strpath,)):
-        with mock.patch.object(os, 'defpath', tmpdir.strpath):
+        with patch_sys_exe('python'):
-            expected = f'#!/usr/bin/env python{sys.version_info[0]}'
+            assert shebang() == f'#!/usr/bin/env python{sys.version_info[0]}'
-            assert shebang() == expected
 
 
 def test_install_pre_commit(in_git_dir, store):
@@ -250,9 +262,18 @@ def _path_without_us():
 def test_environment_not_sourced(tempdir_factory, store):
     path = make_consuming_repo(tempdir_factory, 'script_hooks_repo')
     with cwd(path):
-        # Patch the executable to simulate rming virtualenv
-        with mock.patch.object(sys, 'executable', '/does-not-exist'):
         assert not install(C.CONFIG_FILE, store, hook_types=['pre-commit'])
+        # simulate deleting the virtualenv by rewriting the exe
+        hook = os.path.join(path, '.git/hooks/pre-commit')
+        with open(hook) as f:
+            src = f.read()
+        src = re.sub(
+            '\nINSTALL_PYTHON =.*\n',
+            '\nINSTALL_PYTHON = "/dne"\n',
+            src,
+        )
+        with open(hook, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(src)
 
         # Use a specific homedir to ignore --user installs
         homedir = tempdir_factory.get()