(arrow-dotnet) branch main updated: Fix Powershell RC verification script to avoid stubs (#351)

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     new debff86  Fix Powershell RC verification script to avoid stubs (#351)
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commit debff867ef4ac9a62cd5173e69397343b7da4335
Author: Curt Hagenlocher <c...@hagenlocher.org>
AuthorDate: Tue May 5 14:39:00 2026 -0700

    Fix Powershell RC verification script to avoid stubs (#351)
    
    ## What's Changed
    
    Th Powershell RC verification script has been fixed to avoid any paths
    in `WindowsApps` as these are likely to be stubs that point the
    Microsoft Store rather than being the programs we want.
---
 dev/release/verify_rc.ps1 | 18 ++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dev/release/verify_rc.ps1 b/dev/release/verify_rc.ps1
index c916ffa..de64d05 100644
--- a/dev/release/verify_rc.ps1
+++ b/dev/release/verify_rc.ps1
@@ -151,12 +151,18 @@ function Test-Source-Distribution {
     if (-not (Test-Path env:PYTHON)) {
         # On Windows, Python 3 installs as python.exe (no python3.exe).
         # On Linux/macOS, python3 is the standard name.
-        if (Get-Command python3 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
-            $env:PYTHON = "python3"
-        } elseif (Get-Command python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
-            $env:PYTHON = "python"
-        } else {
-            throw "Python is required but neither python3 nor python was found"
+        # Filter out Windows Store "app execution alias" stubs that live
+        # in WindowsApps and just open the Microsoft Store.
+        $env:PYTHON = ""
+        foreach ($name in @("python3", "python")) {
+            $cmd = Get-Command $name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if ($cmd -and $cmd.Source -notmatch '[/\\]WindowsApps[/\\]') {
+                $env:PYTHON = $name
+                break
+            }
+        }
+        if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:PYTHON)) {
+            throw "Python 3 is required but no real Python installation was 
found (Windows Store stubs do not count)"
         }
     }
     $pyVersion = & $env:PYTHON --version 2>&1