avoiding long paths to interpreter

[Mike Meyer]

Mathew Yeates <mathew at fugue.jpl.nasa.gov> writes:

> Is there an equivalent in python? What is the
> bast way to distibute a python script without
> knowing the users path to the python executable?

The recommended approach is to use:

#!/usr/bin/env python

which will find python no matter where it is if it's in the users path.

        <mike
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