1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/f2py/setup.py b/numpy/f2py/setup.py
index 3e2cf6867..87fec9049 100644
--- a/numpy/f2py/setup.py
+++ b/numpy/f2py/setup.py
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration
 
 from __version__ import version
 
+
+def _get_f2py_shebang():
+    """ Return shebang line for f2py script
+
+    If we are building an egg or a wheel binary package, then the shebang line
+    should be ``#!python`` rather than ``#!`` followed by the contents of
+    ``sys.executable``.
+    """
+    if set(('bdist_wheel', 'bdist_egg')).intersection(sys.argv):
+        return '#!python'
+    return '#!' + sys.executable
+
+
 def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None):
     config = Configuration('f2py', parent_package, top_path)
 
@@ -50,7 +63,7 @@ def configuration(parent_package='',top_path=None):
         if newer(__file__, target):
             log.info('Creating %s', target)
             f = open(target, 'w')
-            f.write('#!%s\n' % (sys.executable))
+            f.write(_get_f2py_shebang() + '\n')
             mainloc = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "__main__.py")
             with open(mainloc) as mf:
                 f.write(mf.read())