> N.B. The `py` launcher on Windows is a bit strange: it seems to try to 
> auto-detect the desired Python version and it fails (at least sometimes). A 
> simple Hello-World program using Python3 syntax can be compiled with `py -m 
> py_compile` as the launcher chooses Python3 but executing it with `py "%f"` 
> chooses Python2, for whatever reason.
> But since this happens also in the terminal, it is unrelated to this PR and 
> Geany in general.

Well, if it doesn't work maybe it's worse to use it than something less 
magical?  I don't know what the Windows installer does, but if there is 
`python`, `python2` or `python3`, maybe we should pick one that is consistent 
in behavior instead of using `py` that apparently behaves randomly?

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