but which of is going to be executed? /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin? -- (\_ /) copy the bunny to your profile (0.o ) to help him achieve world domination. (> <) come join the dark side. /_|_\ (we have cookies.) On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 9:09 PM, Ben Booth <benwbooth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Lots of python scripts still use #!/usr/bin/python instead of explicitly >> stating which version of python to use. Here's quick trick to make running >> various python version 2 or 3 scripts easier: >> >> remove the /usr/bin/python symlink and replace with this shell script: >> >> #!/usr/bin/env bash >> exec /usr/bin/"${PYTHON:-python3}" "$@" >> >> Now you can set the PYTHON environment variable to be either python2 or >> python3, depending on which version of python the script expects. Just >> don't >> set PYTHON=python, or you'll get a recursive loop! The only problem with >> this approach is that /usr/bin/python is owned by the python package, so >> if >> you upgrade the python package it might create problems. Any one know of >> some way to work around this problem? >> >> >