diff --git a/python2-bin/python2 b/python2-bin/python2
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+DEPOT_TOOLS=$(dirname "$0")/..
+
+PYTHON_BIN_DIR="$DEPOT_TOOLS/$(cat $DEPOT_TOOLS/python_bin_reldir.txt | xargs echo)"
+PATH="$PYTHON_BIN_DIR":"$PATH"
+"$PYTHON_BIN_DIR/python" "$@"