python bad interpreter: Permission denied

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Issue

When running python based applications, like yum, sosreport, dnf etc, the output command is this:

-bash: /bin/yum: /usr/bin/python: bad interpreter: Permission denied

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
    • Python

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