Python and Red Hat Linux 6

[Spud]

Yeah, using #!/bin/env/python should help, but Red Hat should support
pound-bang (#!) anyway. You might want to check in with tech support.

Brian Pedersen <brian.pedersen at mail.danbbs.dk> wrote in message
news:379CD5C2.5BA096A2 at mail.danbbs.dk...
> Rob wrote:
> >
> > When programming in Perl or Python, I am using a header like the
> > following on an executable file to cause the shell (bash or csh) to run
> > the scripts as Perl/Python files:
> > #!/usr/bin/perl   for Perl   and #!/usr/bin/python   for Python. I've
> > checked and the compilers are located in the appropriate directories. I
> > keep getting this when I run scripts:
> > bash: <script name>: command not found. Does Linux support the '#!'
> > notation in the file header, or do I always have to run the scripts by
> > explicitly typing in 'perl' or 'python' before the script name?
> > ~Rob~
>
> Try
>
> !#/usr/bin/env python
>
> instead (don't ask me why, i read it in a FAQ somewhere :-)
>
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