Hi All, have a question

[Peter Hansen]

"Batista, Facundo" wrote:
> 
> If you type "python" in the command line, it opens the interpreter?
> 
> If yes, you can put "#!/usr/bin/env python" in the first line of the script.
> 
> And remember, in either case, the second line *must* be blank.

Why is that?  I've never heard this advice before, and it doesn't seem
to be necessary, as a test I just did suggests.  (RedHat 8.0, Py 2.2.1)

-Peter