How to tell, from within a running script, what Python interpreter is running it?

Question

I would like to output, in my script, the full path of the Python interpreter running it:

#!/usr/bin/env python

print("{}".format(full_path_of_interpreter_running_this_script)

The script is in the PATH and run as:

script.py

Can I do that? How?

Note: Doing which python or type python in bash does not help me, because I am using pyenv, and pyenv is doing shims magic.

Note: More than identifying the Python executable, I am interested in identifying the virtualenv that is being used, and I thought knowing the full path to the interpreter will help me in this.

Thanks, great, this is exactly what I was looking for. An answer gets an upvote and an approve! — blueFast, Sep 07 '16 at 13:40
I had checked that there were no duplicate before answering, found none. Ok, answer added. — Jean-François Fabre, Sep 07 '16 at 13:43

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 16 '16 at 09:10

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This gives the full path to the command that was used to run the script:

import sys
print(sys.executable)

edited Oct 16 '16 at 09:10

Peter Mortensen

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answered Sep 07 '16 at 13:42

Jean-François Fabre

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How to tell, from within a running script, what Python interpreter is running it?

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