2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/check b/check
index 660c8cf4..b9ed2d56 100755
--- a/check
+++ b/check
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ then
                 fi
                 ;;
         esac
+
+        case "$x" in
+            *.py)
+                if head -1 "$x" | grep '^#!' > /dev/null
+                then
+                    echo "ERROR: $x has a hashbang" 1>&2
+                    errors=1
+                fi
+                ;;
+        esac
     done
 fi
 exit $errors
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f047131f..eceb705b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
 # Copyright (C) 2011, 2012  Codethink Limited
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify