Getting bad interpreter error even though when using python script.py it works

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Hello Stack Overflow Saviors, I have the following script in python

#!usr/bin/env python
# Years till 100

import sys

name = sys.argv[1]
age = int(sys.argv[2])
diff = 100 -age
print name, "will be 100 in", diff

I wrote it using nano, then saved it as timetill100.py, used chmod u+x timetill100.py but when I run ./timetill100.py I get the following error :

bash: ./timetill100.py: usr/bin/env: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

but when I run python timetill100.py andy 25 it works wonderfully.
I picked up scripting in python a few hours ago, so please tell me where I'm failing.

mgilson · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-19 05:05:57Z

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Your shebang line is wrong:

#!/usr/bin/env python

As you had it, the script was trying to execute usr/bin/env, not /usr/bin/env :-)

answered Feb 19, 2015 at 5:05

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Pedro Over a year ago

Omg, I'm so stupid :'D I'll accept the answer as soon as possible

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