4 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/python/podman/Makefile b/contrib/python/podman/Makefile
index e7e365a9c..64239755f 100644
--- a/contrib/python/podman/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/python/podman/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PYTHON ?= /usr/bin/python3
+PYTHON ?= $(shell command -v python3 2>/dev/null || command -v python)
 DESTDIR ?= /
 
 .PHONY: python-podman
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ uninstall:
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	$(PYTHON) setup.py clean --all
 	rm -rf podman.egg-info dist
 	find . -depth -name __pycache__ -exec rm -rf {} \;
 	find . -depth -name \*.pyc -exec rm -f {} \;
+	$(PYTHON) ./setup.py clean --all
diff --git a/contrib/python/podman/setup.py b/contrib/python/podman/setup.py
index 2953ba0dc..9d54bb3ac 100644..100755
--- a/contrib/python/podman/setup.py
+++ b/contrib/python/podman/setup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
 import os
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
diff --git a/contrib/python/pypodman/Makefile b/contrib/python/pypodman/Makefile
index fb25776fa..430231202 100644
--- a/contrib/python/pypodman/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/python/pypodman/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PYTHON ?= /usr/bin/python3
+PYTHON ?= $(shell command -v python3 2>/dev/null || command -v python)
 DESTDIR := /
 
 .PHONY: python-pypodman
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ clobber: uninstall clean
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	$(PYTHON) setup.py clean --all
 	rm -rf pypodman.egg-info dist
 	find . -depth -name __pycache__ -exec rm -rf {} \;
 	find . -depth -name \*.pyc -exec rm -f {} \;
+	$(PYTHON) ./setup.py clean --all
diff --git a/contrib/python/pypodman/setup.py b/contrib/python/pypodman/setup.py
index 0f80d4060..f07e89201 100644..100755
--- a/contrib/python/pypodman/setup.py
+++ b/contrib/python/pypodman/setup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
 import os
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup