diff --git a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/VirtualEnvReader.kt b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/VirtualEnvReader.kt
index 9299f5b5e6f1..b35a955ad77c 100644
--- a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/VirtualEnvReader.kt
+++ b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/VirtualEnvReader.kt
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ class VirtualEnvReader private constructor(
 
     const val PYENV_DEFAULT_DIR_NAME: String = ".pyenv"
 
-    private val POSIX_PYTHON_PATTERN = Regex("^(pypy|python)(\\d+(\\.\\d+)*)?$")
-    private val WIN_PYTHON_PATTERN = Regex("^(pypy|python)(\\d+(\\.\\d+)*)?\\.exe$", RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE)
+    private val POSIX_PYTHON_PATTERN = Regex("^(pypy|pythonw?)(\\d+(\\.\\d+)*)?t?$")
+    private val WIN_PYTHON_PATTERN = Regex("^(pypy|pythonw?)(\\d+(\\.\\d+)*)?t?\\.exe$", RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE)
     private fun getLocalEelIfApp(): EelApi? = if (ApplicationManager.getApplication() != null) localEel else null
 
     /**
@@ -303,4 +303,4 @@ class VirtualEnvReader private constructor(
  * Default (production) instance
  */
 @ApiStatus.Internal
-fun VirtualEnvReader(): VirtualEnvReader = Instance
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+fun VirtualEnvReader(): VirtualEnvReader = Instance