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If you manually add /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin/pythonw on OS X as the path for a new python platform and then select auto-detect, the manually added python path is changed to /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python.
Created attachment 76947 [details] Autodetect patch
The autodetect patch fix: - auto detect path depending on platform; - user created platform are not delete on "autodetect"; - change Platform name== id; - changes on a platform are keep; Tested on trunk.
Not sure it is still relevant with the current version. Closing this as old bug. If this is still a thing, please reopen and accept my apologies.
Thanks for your evaluation Julien. Reporter, if you think your issue is still valid and needs to be addressed, don't hesitate to reopen it with additional information. Closing for now.