scons should fail early if invoked with wrong Python interpreter

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Major - P3
    • 3.4.22, 3.6.14, 4.0.11
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    • Component/s: Build
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    • Fully Compatible
    • v3.6, v3.4
    • Dev Tools 2019-06-17
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      When on a 4.0 branch and running scons with Python3, it fails with a cryptic error message, causing lots of developer time to be wasted in trying to figure out what went wrong.

      A simple early check for the correct Python version would help a lot

            Assignee:
            Mathew Robinson (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            Geert Bosch
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