Most of the Linux distros I've used have the generic executable linked to a specific version: ls -l /usr/bin/python -> python2.6 If you need a specific versi

Most of the Linux distros I've used have the generic executable linked to a specific version: ls -l /usr/bin/python -> python2.6 If you need a specific version because of libraries or whatever, just use: #!/usr/bin/env python2.7