#!/usr/bin/python or #!/usr/bin/env python?

[Aahz]

In article <fj5Cg.2658$No6.51984 at news.tufts.edu>,
John Salerno  <johnjsal at NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>
>I understand the difference, but I'm just curious if anyone has any 
>strong feelings toward using one over the other? I was reading that a 
>disadvantage to the more general usage (i.e. env) is that it finds the 
>first python on the path, and that might not be the proper one to use. I 
>don't know if that's a real issue most of the time, but it's at least 
>something to consider.

The main argument against the env method is that I've seen a fair number
of sysadmins claim that it's less secure.  I'm not competent to judget
that claim myself, but I prefer to play safe and stay away from env.
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