diff --git a/stream.py b/stream.py
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new mode 100644
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--- a/stream.py
+++ b/stream.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#! /bin/python
-
 # this entire module is lovingly based on the gst-launch tool kindly provided
 # by the gstreamer wizards themselves...with unecessary crap cut out