What's the difference between python shebangs with /usr/bin/env rather than hard-path?
Solution 1:
#!/usr/bin/python
is hardcoded to always run /usr/bin/python
, while #!/usr/bin/env python
will run whichever python
would be default in your current environment (it will take in account for example $PATH
, you can check which python interpreter will be used with which python
).
The second way ( #!/usr/bin/env python
) is preferred , as it's not dependent on particular installation. It will work for example with virtualenv
setups or systems where there is no /usr/bin/python
, but only e.g. /usr/local/bin/python
.