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Why do people write #"#!/usr/bin/env pythonpython" on the first line of a Python script?

I see these at the top of Python files:

#!/usr/bin/env python

#!/usr/bin/env python3

It seems to me that the files run the same without that line.

Why do people write #!/usr/bin/env python on the first line of a Python script?

I see these at the top of Python files:

#!/usr/bin/env python

#!/usr/bin/env python3

It seems to me that the files run the same without that line.

Why do people write "#!/usr/bin/env python" on the first line of a Python script?

I see these at the top of Python files:

#!/usr/bin/env python

#!/usr/bin/env python3

It seems to me that the files run the same without that line.

Fixed grammar in last line (Changed "It seems to me like..." to "It seems to me that...")

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I see these at the top of Python files:

#!/usr/bin/env python

#!/usr/bin/env python3

It seems to me likethat the files run the same without that line.

I see these at the top of Python files:

#!/usr/bin/env python

#!/usr/bin/env python3

It seems to me like the files run the same without that line.

I see these at the top of Python files:

#!/usr/bin/env python

#!/usr/bin/env python3

It seems to me that the files run the same without that line.

Some popular Linux distributions have now moved to using Python 3 as the default `python`, so the "Python 2" distinction is incorrect.

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edited Jun 5, 2022 at 19:45

Mateen Ulhaq

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I see thisthese at the top of Python files:

For Python 2 files
```
#!/usr/bin/env python 
```

For Python 3 files
```
#!/usr/bin/env python3 
```

#!/usr/bin/env python

#!/usr/bin/env python3

It seems to me like the files run the same without that line.

I see this at the top of Python files:

For Python 2 files
```
#!/usr/bin/env python 
```

For Python 3 files
```
#!/usr/bin/env python3 
```

It seems to me like the files run the same without that line.

I see these at the top of Python files:

#!/usr/bin/env python

#!/usr/bin/env python3

It seems to me like the files run the same without that line.

add code from title to question body for people to copy-paste easier to their own Python files :)

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edited Sep 28, 2021 at 21:15

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add code from title to question body for people to copy-paste easier to their own Python files :)

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edited Sep 28, 2021 at 21:09

Gabriel Staples

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Rollback to Revision 2

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add shebang to title

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