python 2.0 won't run scripts with \r\n line termination on RH7?

[Mike Carifio]

I have a network of Linux and Windows machines. On a Windows box, I have
several python scripts which I'd also like to run on the Linux machines.
I've
smbmounted the Windows share to see the scripts, but having been created
on the Windows box, the line termination in those files is \r\n. When I try
to execute the script, say 'start', I get:

bash: ./start.py: No such file or directory

When I "clean up" start.py with tr - tr -d '\r' < start.py > reallystart.py,
it
runs. So it seems like python 2 can't compensate for wierd Windows line
terminators. Any workarounds, other than 'tr'? Pl. advise. Tx.