distutils changes my scripts when installing (python 2.2)

[Erik Max Francis]

Jp Calderone wrote:

>   "#!/bin/env python" will use the first "python" executable found in
> the
> $PATH, whereas "#!/usr/bin/python" will only use /usr/bin/python, and
> fail
> if it is installed elsewhere.

/bin/env isn't a very good choice, since env is more portably found in
/usr/bin.  (In some rare instances it's not there, either.) 
Unfortunately env's dependence on the PATH can lead to some unpleasant
surprises when run in different environments (e.g., a cron job vs. an
interactive shell), dependent on where the Python installations are
located, particularly if there are multiple versions installed.

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