diff -r 53ab4cd68b5b -r bf8135417cd3 src/eric7/Utilities/BackgroundService.py
--- a/src/eric7/Utilities/BackgroundService.py Wed Sep 07 17:38:41 2022 +0200
+++ b/src/eric7/Utilities/BackgroundService.py Thu Sep 08 16:41:15 2022 +0200
@@ -69,16 +69,28 @@
## Note: Need the port if started external in debugger:
print("Background Service listening on: {0:d}".format(port))
# __IGNORE_WARNING__
+
+ interpreter = self.__getPythonInterpreter()
+ if interpreter:
+ process = self.__startExternalClient(interpreter, port)
+ if process:
+ self.processes["Python3"] = process, interpreter
+
+ def __getPythonInterpreter(self):
+ """
+ Private method to generate the path of the Python interpreter to be
+ used to run the background client.
+
+ @return path of the Python interpreter
+ @rtype str
+ """
venvName = Preferences.getDebugger("Python3VirtualEnv")
interpreter = (
ericApp().getObject("VirtualEnvManager").getVirtualenvInterpreter(venvName)
)
if not interpreter:
interpreter = Globals.getPythonExecutable()
- if interpreter:
- process = self.__startExternalClient(interpreter, port)
- if process:
- self.processes["Python3"] = process, interpreter
+ return interpreter
def __startExternalClient(self, interpreter, port):
"""
@@ -277,12 +289,7 @@
"""
Public slot to restart the built in languages.
"""
- venvName = Preferences.getDebugger("Python3VirtualEnv")
- interpreter = (
- ericApp().getObject("VirtualEnvManager").getVirtualenvInterpreter(venvName)
- )
- if not interpreter:
- interpreter = Globals.getPythonExecutable()
+ interpreter = self.__getPythonInterpreter()
# Tweak the processes list to reflect the changed interpreter
proc, inter = self.processes.pop("Python3", [None, None])
