diff --git a/source/easymacro2.py b/source/easymacro2.py
index 29d4a17..16715df 100644
--- a/source/easymacro2.py
+++ b/source/easymacro2.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import threading
 import time
+import traceback
 import zipfile
 
 from collections import OrderedDict
@@ -170,6 +171,10 @@ PC = platform.node()
 DESKTOP = os.environ.get('DESKTOP_SESSION', '')
 INFO_DEBUG = f"{sys.version}\n\n{platform.platform()}\n\n" + '\n'.join(sys.path)
 
+PYTHON = 'python'
+if IS_WIN:
+    PYTHON = 'python.exe'
+
 _MACROS = {}
 _start = 0
 
@@ -302,7 +307,7 @@ def catch_exception(f):
         except Exception as e:
             name = f.__name__
             if IS_WIN:
-                debug(traceback.format_exc())
+                msgbox(traceback.format_exc())
             log.error(name, exc_info=True)
     return func
 
@@ -535,7 +540,7 @@ def run(command, capture=False, split=True):
         return subprocess.check_output(command, shell=True).decode()
 
     cmd = shlex.split(command)
-    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=capture, text=True)
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=capture, text=True, shell=IS_WIN)
     if capture:
         result = result.stdout
     else:
@@ -543,15 +548,15 @@ def run(command, capture=False, split=True):
     return result
 
 
-# ~ def popen(command, stdin=None):
-    # ~ try:
-        # ~ proc = subprocess.Popen(shlex.split(command), shell=IS_WIN,
-            # ~ stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-        # ~ for line in proc.stdout:
-            # ~ yield line.decode().rstrip()
-    # ~ except Exception as e:
-        # ~ error(e)
-        # ~ yield (e.errno, e.strerror)
+def popen(command):
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(shlex.split(command), shell=IS_WIN,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        for line in proc.stdout:
+            yield line.decode().rstrip()
+    except Exception as e:
+        error(e)
+        yield (e.errno, e.strerror)
 
 
 def sleep(seconds):
@@ -4039,7 +4044,13 @@ class Paths(object):
 
     @classproperty
     def python(self):
-        return sys.executable
+        if IS_WIN:
+            path = self.join(self.config('Module'), PYTHON)
+        elif IS_MAC:
+            path = self.join(self.config('Module'), '..', 'Resources', PYTHON)
+        else:
+            path = sys.executable
+        return path
 
     @classmethod
     def dir_tmp(self, only_name=False):