diff --git a/bin/gftools-cldr.py b/bin/gftools-cldr.py
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--- a/bin/gftools-cldr.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 """Exposes information of interest buried in the CLDR.
 
 Specifically useful are language and region info.
diff --git a/bin/gftools-lang-fallback.py b/bin/gftools-lang-fallback.py
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diff --git a/bin/gftools-udhr.py b/bin/gftools-udhr.py
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index fd48b0033..57e3117e8
--- a/bin/gftools-udhr.py
+++ b/bin/gftools-udhr.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 """Extracts text samples from UDHR translations.
 
 Translations exist for myriad languages at varying levels of support. The tool