Yves Dorfsman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On UNIX, some people use >#!/usr/bin/env python > >While other use >#!/usr/bin/python > >Why is one preferred over the other one ?
The /usr/bin/env solution finds the Python interpreter anywhere on the PATH, whether it be /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin, or whatever. With /usr/bin/python, it MUST be in /usr/bin. Way back when, Python wasn't included in Linux distributions by default, so it was difficult to predict where it would be. /usr/bin/env, on the other hand, is well-established at that location. These days, since Python is nearly ubiquitous, I suspect it is not so important. -- Tim Roberts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
