diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 307bd24d..7e8aecc6 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -2013,6 +2013,7 @@ Python:
   - wscript
   interpreters:
   - python
+  - python2
 
 Python traceback:
   type: data
diff --git a/lib/linguist/samples.rb b/lib/linguist/samples.rb
index ca91dc15..2d72296a 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/samples.rb
+++ b/lib/linguist/samples.rb
@@ -133,10 +133,8 @@ module Linguist
 
       script = script == 'env' ? tokens[1] : script
 
-      # "python2.6" -> "python"
-      if script =~ /((?:\d+\.?)+)/
-        script.sub! $1, ''
-      end
+      # "python2.6" -> "python2"
+      script.sub! $1, '' if script =~ /(\.\d+)$/
 
       # Check for multiline shebang hacks that call `exec`
       if script == 'sh' &&