From 465fa38354fb4b458dcd6cde993122f61ba77cf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steve Dower <steve.dower@python.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:24:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Remove __file__ from alias launch scripts to allow users that
 assume a string to work. Fixes #412

---
 src/manage/aliasutils.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/manage/aliasutils.py b/src/manage/aliasutils.py
index e94e776..1a33a3e 100644
--- a/src/manage/aliasutils.py
+++ b/src/manage/aliasutils.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 # Avoid letting __main__.__file__ lead back to this script
 try:
-    __file__ = None
+    del __file__
 except Exception:
     pass