anypython.sh

#!/bin/bash

if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
    echo "no version argument was given" >/dev/stderr
    exit 2
fi

ver="$1" # save version
shift    # and remove it form the argument list

for pythonexepath in /d/anypython/python-*-embed-win32/python.exe; do
    # try match exactly and the dotless version with regex, so for example
    # ver=3.5 and ver=35 will both match python-3.5.0-embed-win32
    dotlesspath=${pythonexepath//./}
    if [[ "$pythonexepath" =~ /python-$ver ]] || [[ "$dotlesspath" =~ /python-$ver ]]; then
        "$pythonexepath" "$@" # call first matching python with the rest of arguments
        exit                  # exit with the same status as python exited with
    fi
done

# print error, all available exes, and exit with non-zero status
echo "could not find python for $ver"$'\n'"available versions:" >/dev/stderr
for pythonexepath in /d/anypython/python-*-embed-win32/python.exe; do
    echo "$pythonexepath"
done | rev | cut -f2 -d/ | rev >/dev/stderr
exit 1