From 66cbc8127b8ef7e73f2b23cc4ea2f78f4215e2ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Evans <jon@craftyjon.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2025 20:39:42 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Use open to launch actions on macOS

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/19859
---
 scripting/python_manager.cpp | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripting/python_manager.cpp b/scripting/python_manager.cpp
index 306d3dec0a..37aa83f0b4 100644
--- a/scripting/python_manager.cpp
+++ b/scripting/python_manager.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,13 @@ void PYTHON_MANAGER::Execute( const wxString& aArgs,
             }
         };
 
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    wxString cmd = wxString::Format( wxS( "open -a %s --args %s" ), m_interpreterPath, aArgs );
+#else
     wxString cmd = wxString::Format( wxS( "%s %s" ), m_interpreterPath, aArgs );
-    long     pid = wxExecute( cmd, wxEXEC_ASYNC, process, aEnv );
+#endif
+
+    long pid = wxExecute( cmd, wxEXEC_ASYNC, process, aEnv );
 
     if( pid == 0 )
     {