diff --git a/README b/README
index 5e06a079..abfb75e0 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ install locally, using the following instructions...
  3) Configure:
       cd byobu*
       ./configure --prefix="$HOME/byobu"
- 4) Build:
+ 4) OPTIONAL: Use python from your environment, rather than from your distro
+      sed -i -e "s:/usr/bin/python:/usr/bin/env python" usr/bin/* usr/lib/byobu/include/*
+ 5) Build:
       make
- 5) Install:
+ 6) Install:
       make install
- 6) Update your PATH and BYOBU_PREFIX environment variables
+ 7) Update your PATH and BYOBU_PREFIX environment variables
       echo "export PATH=$HOME/byobu/bin:$PATH" >> $HOME/.bashrc
       . $HOME/.bashrc
- 7) Run:
+ 8) Run:
       byobu
 
 Note that you will need to have a few dependencies installed:
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cfb54d41..e7943dc7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ byobu (5.62) unreleased; urgency=low
     - LP: #1243017
     - add a few environment variables to restore, including upstart
       to ensure upstart commands resume working in a session restart
+  * README, usr/bin/byobu-config, usr/bin/byobu-select-session,
+    usr/lib/byobu/include/ec2instancespricing.py:
+    - LP: #996559, LP: #988471, LP: #1237071
+    - Okay, this is the last time I'm going back and forth on this;
+      for real ;-)
+    - In our 3 python scripts, we are going to use #!/usr/bin/python
+      + The vast majority of Byobu users are getting it from their
+        distro, and the package itself appropriately depends on python
+    - Advanced users, developers, and others who want to run a different
+      python in their environment will need to sed update three scripts
+    - I've left a hint in the README to that effect
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:29:56 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-config b/usr/bin/byobu-config
index 02a5195f..6a3b8cc9 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-config
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-config
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 #
 #    byobu-config
 #    Copyright (C) 2008 Canonical Ltd.
+#    Copyright (C) 2008-2013 Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@byobu.co>
+
 #
 #    Authors: Nick Barcet <nick.barcet@ubuntu.com>
 #             Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@byobu.co>
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-select-session b/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
index c8c1ff2c..6a939ce4 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 #
 #    byobu-select-session
 #    Copyright (C) 2010 Canonical Ltd.
-#    Copyright (C) 2012 Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@byobu.co>
+#    Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@byobu.co>
 #
 #    Authors: Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@byobu.co>
 #             Ryan C. Thompson <rct@thompsonclan.org>
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/include/ec2instancespricing.py b/usr/lib/byobu/include/ec2instancespricing.py
index 25f2950d..8534846f 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/include/ec2instancespricing.py
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/include/ec2instancespricing.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Eran Sandler (eran@sandler.co.il),  http://eran.sandler.co.il,  http://forecastcloudy.net
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@byobu.co>
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 # a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the