# Buggy code
def propose_interpreters(spec, app_data):
    # 1. if it's an absolute path and exists, use that
    if spec.is_abs and os.path.exists(spec.path):
        yield PythonInfo.from_exe(spec.path, app_data), True

    # 2. try with the current
    yield PythonInfo.current_system(app_data), True

    # 3. otherwise fallback to platform default logic
    if IS_WIN:
        from .windows import propose_interpreters

        for interpreter in propose_interpreters(spec, app_data):
            yield interpreter, True

    paths = get_paths()
    # find on path, the path order matters (as the candidates are less easy to control by end user)
    tested_exes = set()
    for pos, path in enumerate(paths):
        path = ensure_text(path)
        logging.debug(LazyPathDump(pos, path))
        for candidate, match in possible_specs(spec):
            found = check_path(candidate, path)
            if found is not None:
                exe = os.path.abspath(found)
                if exe not in tested_exes:
                    tested_exes.add(exe)
                    interpreter = PathPythonInfo.from_exe(
                        exe, app_data, raise_on_error=False
                    )
                    if interpreter is not None:
                        yield interpreter, match


# Traceback (OSError)
(venv) C:\Users\IEUser\astpretty>virtualenv v -vvv --with-traceback
390 setup logging to NOTSET [DEBUG report:43]
468 could not create app data folder C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Local\pypa\virtualenv due to FileNotFoundError(2, 'The system cannot find the path specified') [INFO app_data:54]
577 created temporary app data folder C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpaqvhomd3 [DEBUG app_data:32]
624 find interpreter for spec PythonSpec(path=c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\scripts\python.exe) [INFO builtin:44]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_3.7.1776.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
"__main__", mod_spec)
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_3.7.1776.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
exec(code, run_globals)
File "C:\Users\IEUser\astpretty\venv\Scripts\virtualenv.exe\__main__.py", line 9, in <module>
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\__main__.py", line 50, in run_with_catch
run(args, options)
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\__main__.py", line 20, in run
session = cli_run(args, options)
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\run\__init__.py", line 27, in cli_run
session = session_via_cli(args, options)
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\run\__init__.py", line 35, in session_via_cli
parser = build_parser(args, options)
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\run\__init__.py", line 71, in build_parser
parser._interpreter = interpreter = discover.interpreter
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\discovery\discover.py", line 44, in interpreter
self._interpreter = self.run()
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\discovery\builtin.py", line 33, in run
return get_interpreter(self.python_spec, self.app_data.folder)
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\discovery\builtin.py", line 46, in get_interpreter
for interpreter, impl_must_match in propose_interpreters(spec, app_data):
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\discovery\builtin.py", line 60, in propose_interpreters
yield PythonInfo.from_exe(spec.path, app_data), True
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\discovery\py_info.py", line 293, in from_exe
proposed = proposed._resolve_to_system(app_data, proposed)
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\discovery\py_info.py", line 328, in _resolve_to_system
target = cls.from_exe(target.system_executable, app_data)
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\discovery\py_info.py", line 290, in from_exe
proposed = from_exe(cls, app_data, exe, raise_on_error=raise_on_error, ignore_cache=ignore_cache)
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\discovery\cached_py_info.py", line 32, in from_exe
result = _get_from_cache(cls, py_info_cache, app_data, exe, ignore_cache=ignore_cache)
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\discovery\cached_py_info.py", line 56, in _get_from_cache
py_info = _get_via_file_cache(cls, py_info_cache, app_data, exe_path, exe)
File "c:\users\ieuser\astpretty\venv\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\discovery\cached_py_info.py", line 68, in _get_via_file_cache
resolved_path_modified_timestamp = resolved_path.stat().st_mtime
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_3.7.1776.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\pathlib.py", line 1178, in stat
return self._accessor.stat(self)
OSError: [WinError 1920] The file cannot be accessed by the system: 'C:\\Users\\IEUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\\python.exe'

# Fixed code
def propose_interpreters(spec, app_data):
    # 1. if it's a path and exists
    if spec.path is not None:
        try:
            os.lstat(
                spec.path
            )  # Windows Store Python does not work with os.path.exists, but does for os.lstat
        except OSError:
            if spec.is_abs:
                raise
        else:
            yield PythonInfo.from_exe(os.path.abspath(spec.path), app_data), True
        if spec.is_abs:
            return
    else:
        # 2. otherwise try with the current
        yield PythonInfo.current_system(app_data), True

        # 3. otherwise fallback to platform default logic
        if IS_WIN:
            from .windows import propose_interpreters

            for interpreter in propose_interpreters(spec, app_data):
                yield interpreter, True
    # finally just find on path, the path order matters (as the candidates are less easy to control by end user)
    paths = get_paths()
    tested_exes = set()
    for pos, path in enumerate(paths):
        path = ensure_text(path)
        logging.debug(LazyPathDump(pos, path))
        for candidate, match in possible_specs(spec):
            found = check_path(candidate, path)
            if found is not None:
                exe = os.path.abspath(found)
                if exe not in tested_exes:
                    tested_exes.add(exe)
                    interpreter = PathPythonInfo.from_exe(
                        exe, app_data, raise_on_error=False
                    )
                    if interpreter is not None:
                        yield interpreter, match