Shebang line problems and python

[Rami Chowdhury]

Is it possible that python is installed not in /usr/bin but in, say, / 
usr/local/bin?

I'd suggest you try 'which python' to find out where it is. On my OS  
X, for instance:

$ which python
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python


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On Sep 16, 2009, at 20:25 , Blaine wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Scripts that have "#!/usr/bin/python" at the top do not parse
> correctly. Bash treats scripts with that shebang as if they are bash
> scripts.
>
> E.g.:
> blaine at attila ~/apps/rs-mu $ /usr/sbin/env-update
> /usr/sbin/env-update: line 6: import: command not found
> /usr/sbin/env-update: line 8: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> /usr/sbin/env-update: line 8: `def usage(status):'
>
> Scripts with "#!/usr/bin/env python" at the top work fine. In fact,
> `python` and `env python` both bring me to a python interpreter.
>
> I've tried other types of scripts. #!/bin/bash works, #!/usr/bin/perl
> works, #!/usr/bin/ruby works, etc. (and so do their #!/usr/bin/env
> <interpreter> counterparts.) Because of this, I'm not sure if it is a
> Python issue or a system issue.
>
> Any and all advice appreciated, thanks.
>
> P.S. some system info:
> blaine at attila ~/apps/rs-mu $ uname -a
> Linux attila 2.6.27-gentoo #5 SMP Sun Oct 19 19:13:17 MST 2008 i686
> AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
>
> blaine at attila ~/apps/rs-mu $ python --version
> Python 2.6.2
>
> blaine at attila ~/apps/rs-mu $ bash --version
> GNU bash, version 4.0.28(2)-release (i686-pc-linux-gnu)
> Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/
> gpl.html>
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