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shebang-missing-executable-file (EXE002)#

Derived from the flake8-executable linter.

What it does#

Checks for executable .py files that do not have a shebang.

Why is this bad?#

In Python, a shebang (also known as a hashbang) is the first line of a script, which specifies the interpreter that should be used to run the script.

If a .py file is executable, but does not have a shebang, it may be run with the wrong interpreter, or fail to run at all.

If the file is meant to be executable, add a shebang; otherwise, remove the executable bit from the file.

This rule is only available on Unix-like systems.

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