"bad interpreter: Input/output error"

[Jim Byrnes]

On 1/13/24 15:49, Jeff wrote:

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> 
> Thanks again for the help! Normally by the point I've spent this much 
> time on something I realize "Oh, that's right, I did Some Stupid Thing!" 
> but that's just not the case here. It was literally "Everything's fine, 
> but I'll check for updates. Oh, there are some! OK, I'll install them. 
> Needs a reboot? No problem!" Then it simply stopped working the way it 
> previously worked for years, even after a second reboot. I just did 
> another update but what got installed seems unrelated and the problem 
> persists.
> 
> 

I's just a novice Linux user and occasionally dabble in Python 
programing so much of what Ian suggested of over my head, but I have 
been following this thread with interest. Above you said: "I just did
another update but what got installed seems unrelated and the problem
persists."

I'm sure you did maybe I missed you saying it, but did you check what 
was installed during the update that messed up Python for you.

Regards,  Jim