Executable scripts with shebang line are not recognised as Python files

[dejlek]

Description
As the title says. IDE does not treat files with shebang (and no .py extension) the same as "regular" Python files.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. outside the IDE make a new file in your project named shtool
2. Add a shebang line and a simple print("hello") line
3. Save

Expected behavior
IDE should highlight and autocomplete as you edit the file.

Screenshots

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Linux/Fedora
• JDK Version 24
• Python version 3.11.13
• Netbeans Version: 27
• Python Plugin Version: 1.0

[albilu]

@dejlek There is a limitation in Netbeans handling file without extensions. Same issue with files like JenkinFile, Dockerfile etc...

There is a workaround: You can Right click the file and Open As:

This will make Netbeans open it as a Python file:

The drawback is that from then Netbeans will open all files without extension as Python files.

You can try the solution proposed in this comment to see if it works better. I didn't try.
apache/netbeans#6560 (comment)

[dejlek]

OK, then we should close this issue as "won't fix" as it is not a plugin issue....