why use #!/usr/bin/env python rather than #!python?

Adriano Ferreira a.r.ferreira at gmail.com
Fri Dec 2 08:54:49 EST 2005

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Many Python scripts I see start with the shebang line

#!/usr/bin/env python

What is the difference from using just

#!python

Regards,
Adriano.

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