feat(tools): Added IDF path order check for Windows platform

This relates to old GH issue: https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/5994

tools/idf.py

@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ def check_environment() -> List:
         debug_print_idf_version()
         raise SystemExit(1)
 
+    # Check used Python interpreter
+    checks_output.append('Checking used Python interpreter...')
+    try:
+        python_venv_path = os.environ['IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH']
+        if python_venv_path and not sys.executable.startswith(python_venv_path):
+            print_warning(f'WARNING: Python interpreter "{sys.executable}" used to start idf.py is not from installed venv "{python_venv_path}"')
+    except KeyError:
+        print_warning('WARNING: The IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH is missing in environmental variables!')
+
     return checks_output
 
 

tools/idf_tools.py

@@ -1802,6 +1802,15 @@ def action_export(args):  # type: ignore
 
     if paths_to_export:
         export_vars['PATH'] = path_sep.join(to_shell_specific_paths(paths_to_export) + [old_path])
+        # Correct PATH order check for Windows platform
+        # idf-exe has to be before \tools in PATH
+        if sys.platform == 'win32':
+            paths_to_check = rf"{export_vars['PATH']}{os.environ['PATH']}"
+            try:
+                if paths_to_check.index(r'\tools;') < paths_to_check.index(r'\idf-exe'):
+                    warn('The PATH is not in correct order (idf-exe should be before esp-idf\\tools)')
+            except ValueError:
+                fatal(f'Both of the directories (..\\idf-exe\\.. and ..\\tools) has to be in the PATH:\n\n{paths_to_check}\n')
 
     if export_vars:
         # if not copy of export_vars is given to function, it brekas the formatting string for 'export_statements'