python 2.0 won't run scripts with \r\n line termination on RH7?

[Steve Holden]

"Mike Carifio" <carifio.nospam at nospam.usys.com> wrote in message
news:t8c7a69cqerq7c at corp.supernews.com...
> I have a network of Linux and Windows machines. On a Windows box, I have
> several python scripts which I'd also like to run on the Linux machines.
> I've
> smbmounted the Windows share to see the scripts, but having been created
> on the Windows box, the line termination in those files is \r\n. When I
try
> to execute the script, say 'start', I get:
>
> bash: ./start.py: No such file or directory
>
> When I "clean up" start.py with tr - tr -d '\r' < start.py >
reallystart.py,
> it
> runs. So it seems like python 2 can't compensate for wierd Windows line
> terminators. Any workarounds, other than 'tr'? Pl. advise. Tx.
>
I tend to use Programmer's File Editor, and keep my Python source code in
Unix format even on Windows machines.

regards
 Steve
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