As an experiment, I've tested if it was possible to add
hashbang (like #!/usr/bin/python) to compiled
.pyc-files. The attached patched makes this possible. 

This can be useful when distributing applications as
bytecode. Currently, on a UNIX system, it's necessary
to make a wrapper script. 

I haven't considered portability issues with non-UNIX
platforms and things like that. Also, the hash and bang
may collide with the magic number. The patch is just a
proof-of-concept. 

I won't be surprised if you all think that this is a
bad idea, but I thought I should send the patch anyway.
Has this been discussed before?

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Well, there's this:

http://www.lyra.org/greg/python/#dev

Does that help?

(mwh, having a fight with sf's login system)

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On Linux, you can also use

import imp,sys,string
magic = string.join(["\\x%.2x" % ord(c) for c in
imp.get_magic()],"")
reg = ':pyc:M::%s::%s:' % (magic, sys.executable)
open("/proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register","wb").write(reg)

to make the system recognize .pyc files (see Misc/NEWS).

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Since nobody has spoken in favour of this patch, I'm
rejecting it.