fix: use powershell.exe instead of pwsh.exe for build_data_writer by vadikmironov · Pull Request #3553

fix: use powershell.exe instead of pwsh.exe for build_data_writer by vadikmironov · Pull Request #3553 · bazel-contrib/rules_python

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Stock Windows ships with Windows PowerShell 5.1 (powershell.exe) but not
PowerShell 7+ (pwsh.exe). Using pwsh.exe causes builds to fail on
machines without PowerShell 7 installed. Also adds -ExecutionPolicy
Bypass since Windows PowerShell defaults to Restricted policy which
blocks .ps1 script execution.

Fixes #3552

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Jan 30, 2026

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