Recognize a file with a shebang and no extension

Question

I know that emacs can recognize a file by the extension, a -*- mode -*- first line, and even by the shebang line, but what do I do if I want to override the shebang?

For example, a script that starts with

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
...

won't be recognized by the shebang line alone. I also can't add in a -*-python-*- line, because then the shell tries to parse it. How do I deal with this?

Answer 1

You put the -*- mode: python -*- in the second line (special exception, added specifically for the shebang thingies).