[issue17903] Python launcher for windows should search path for #!/usr/bin/env

Changes by Vinay Sajip : -- resolution: -> fixed stage: -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Pyth

[issue17903] Python launcher for windows should search path for #!/usr/bin/env

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset a174d79cef2e by Vinay Sajip in branch 'default': Issue #17903: Added path search changes to launcher. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/a174d79cef2e -- nosy: +python-dev ___ Python tracker

[issue17903] Python launcher for windows should search path for #!/usr/bin/env

Paul Moore added the comment: There is a patch for this (against the standalone pylauncher project) at https://bitbucket.org/pmoore/pylauncher. -- keywords: +patch ___ Python tracker __

[issue17903] Python launcher for windows should search path for #!/usr/bin/env

New submission from Paul Moore: The Python launcher for windows should recognise a hashbang line of #!/usr/bin/env python, and use the python executable found on PATH to run the script. If no python executable is present on PATH the launcher should fall back to the current behaviour (using the