[Diffuse-users] Using system Python

[Nick T. <pro...@gm...>]

A common stumbling block that I hit when using Diffuse and Python
virtualenvs is that because the shebang of Diffuse is "#!/usr/bin/env
python", it grabs my virtualenv, which inevitably doesn't have PyGTK
installed then crashes. I've had to explain to another couple users that,
"yeah, you need to execute it from outside your virtual environment".

By way of comparison, hg always uses the system Python ("#!
/usr/bin/python"). I class Diffuse with Mercurial, machine-specific
programs that should use local system resources, not something that should
ever change based on the context or environment in which I run it. Can this
be altered or is there a deeper purpose to using the environment's Python?

I'd submit a patch but it'd be a bit of a joke; deleting 4 characters ;)

Cheers,
Nick