3 files changed, 32 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/examples/samplebinding/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/samplebinding/CMakeLists.txt
index f5212c449..3852ed36f 100644
--- a/examples/samplebinding/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/samplebinding/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ set(generated_sources
 
 
 # ================================== Shiboken detection ======================================
-
+# Use provided python interpreter if given.
+if(NOT python_interpreter)
+    find_program(python_interpreter "python")
+endif()
+message(STATUS "Using python interpreter: ${python_interpreter}")
 
 # Macro to get various pyside / python include / link flags and paths.
 # Uses the not entirely supported utils/pyside2_config.py file.
@@ -52,7 +56,8 @@ macro(pyside2_config option output_var)
     endif()
 
     execute_process(
-      COMMAND python "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../utils/pyside2_config.py" ${option}
+      COMMAND ${python_interpreter} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../utils/pyside2_config.py"
+              ${option}
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE ${output_var}
       OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 
diff --git a/examples/scriptableapplication/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/scriptableapplication/CMakeLists.txt
index 71e7869ab..215d08961 100644
--- a/examples/scriptableapplication/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/scriptableapplication/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 # Find required Qt packages.
 find_package(Qt5 5.9 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets)
 
+# Use provided python interpreter if given.
+if(NOT python_interpreter)
+    find_program(python_interpreter "python")
+endif()
+message(STATUS "Using python interpreter: ${python_interpreter}")
+
 # Macro to get various pyside / python include / link flags.
 macro(pyside2_config option output_var)
     if(${ARGC} GREATER 2)
@@ -23,7 +29,8 @@ macro(pyside2_config option output_var)
     endif()
 
     execute_process(
-      COMMAND python "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../utils/pyside2_config.py" ${option}
+      COMMAND ${python_interpreter} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../utils/pyside2_config.py"
+              ${option}
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE ${output_var}
       OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 
diff --git a/examples/scriptableapplication/pyside2.pri b/examples/scriptableapplication/pyside2.pri
index a2dc516cf..2da3bc880 100644
--- a/examples/scriptableapplication/pyside2.pri
+++ b/examples/scriptableapplication/pyside2.pri
@@ -1,36 +1,42 @@
 PYSIDE_CONFIG = $$PWD/../utils/pyside2_config.py
 
-SHIBOKEN2_GENERATOR = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --shiboken2-generator-path)
+# Use provided python interpreter if given.
+isEmpty(python_interpreter) {
+    python_interpreter = python
+}
+message(Using python interpreter: $$python_interpreter)
+
+SHIBOKEN2_GENERATOR = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --shiboken2-generator-path)
 isEmpty(SHIBOKEN2_GENERATOR): error(Unable to locate the shiboken2-generator package location)
 
-SHIBOKEN2_MODULE = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --shiboken2-module-path)
+SHIBOKEN2_MODULE = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --shiboken2-module-path)
 isEmpty(SHIBOKEN2_MODULE): error(Unable to locate the shiboken2 package location)
 
-PYSIDE2 = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --pyside2-path)
+PYSIDE2 = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --pyside2-path)
 isEmpty(PYSIDE2): error(Unable to locate the PySide2 package location)
 
-PYTHON_INCLUDE = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --python-include-path)
+PYTHON_INCLUDE = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --python-include-path)
 isEmpty(PYTHON_INCLUDE): error(Unable to locate the Python include headers directory)
 
-PYTHON_LFLAGS = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --python-link-flags-qmake)
+PYTHON_LFLAGS = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --python-link-flags-qmake)
 isEmpty(PYTHON_LFLAGS): error(Unable to locate the Python library for linking)
 
-SHIBOKEN2_INCLUDE = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --shiboken2-generator-include-path)
+SHIBOKEN2_INCLUDE = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --shiboken2-generator-include-path)
 isEmpty(SHIBOKEN2_INCLUDE): error(Unable to locate the shiboken include headers directory)
 
-PYSIDE2_INCLUDE = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --pyside2-include-path)
+PYSIDE2_INCLUDE = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --pyside2-include-path)
 isEmpty(PYSIDE2_INCLUDE): error(Unable to locate the PySide2 include headers directory)
 
-SHIBOKEN2_LFLAGS = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --shiboken2-module-qmake-lflags)
+SHIBOKEN2_LFLAGS = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --shiboken2-module-qmake-lflags)
 isEmpty(SHIBOKEN2_LFLAGS): error(Unable to locate the shiboken libraries for linking)
 
-PYSIDE2_LFLAGS = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --pyside2-qmake-lflags)
+PYSIDE2_LFLAGS = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --pyside2-qmake-lflags)
 isEmpty(PYSIDE2_LFLAGS): error(Unable to locate the PySide2 libraries for linking)
 
-SHIBOKEN2_SHARED_LIBRARIES = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --shiboken2-module-shared-libraries-qmake)
+SHIBOKEN2_SHARED_LIBRARIES = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --shiboken2-module-shared-libraries-qmake)
 isEmpty(SHIBOKEN2_SHARED_LIBRARIES): error(Unable to locate the used shiboken2 module shared libraries)
 
-PYSIDE2_SHARED_LIBRARIES = $$system(python $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --pyside2-shared-libraries-qmake)
+PYSIDE2_SHARED_LIBRARIES = $$system($$python_interpreter $$PYSIDE_CONFIG --pyside2-shared-libraries-qmake)
 isEmpty(PYSIDE2_SHARED_LIBRARIES): error(Unable to locate the used PySide2 shared libraries)
 
 INCLUDEPATH += "$$PYTHON_INCLUDE" $$PYSIDE2_INCLUDE $$SHIBOKEN2_INCLUDE