@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ function start_neutron_service_and_check {

         service_protocol="http"

     fi

     # Start the Neutron service

-    run_process q-svc "python $NEUTRON_BIN_DIR/neutron-server $cfg_file_options"

+    run_process q-svc "$NEUTRON_BIN_DIR/neutron-server $cfg_file_options"

     echo "Waiting for Neutron to start..."

     if is_ssl_enabled_service "neutron"; then

         ssl_ca="--ca-certificate=${SSL_BUNDLE_FILE}"

@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ function start_neutron_service_and_check {

 # Control of the l2 agent is separated out to make it easier to test partial

 # upgrades (everything upgraded except the L2 agent)

 function start_neutron_l2_agent {

-    run_process q-agt "python $AGENT_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE"

+    run_process q-agt "$AGENT_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE"

     if is_provider_network; then

         sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- --may-exist add-port $OVS_PHYSICAL_BRIDGE $PUBLIC_INTERFACE

@@ -723,23 +723,23 @@ function start_neutron_l2_agent {

 }

 function start_neutron_other_agents {

-    run_process q-dhcp "python $AGENT_DHCP_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file=$Q_DHCP_CONF_FILE"

+    run_process q-dhcp "$AGENT_DHCP_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file=$Q_DHCP_CONF_FILE"

     if is_service_enabled neutron-vpnaas; then

         :  # Started by plugin

     elif is_service_enabled q-vpn; then

         run_process q-vpn "$AGENT_VPN_BINARY $(determine_config_files neutron-vpn-agent)"

     else

-        run_process q-l3 "python $AGENT_L3_BINARY $(determine_config_files neutron-l3-agent)"

+        run_process q-l3 "$AGENT_L3_BINARY $(determine_config_files neutron-l3-agent)"

     fi

-    run_process q-meta "python $AGENT_META_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file=$Q_META_CONF_FILE"

-    run_process q-lbaas "python $AGENT_LBAAS_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file=$LBAAS_AGENT_CONF_FILENAME"

-    run_process q-metering "python $AGENT_METERING_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file $METERING_AGENT_CONF_FILENAME"

+    run_process q-meta "$AGENT_META_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file=$Q_META_CONF_FILE"

+    run_process q-lbaas "$AGENT_LBAAS_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file=$LBAAS_AGENT_CONF_FILENAME"

+    run_process q-metering "$AGENT_METERING_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file $METERING_AGENT_CONF_FILENAME"

     if [ "$VIRT_DRIVER" = 'xenserver' ]; then

         # For XenServer, start an agent for the domU openvswitch

-        run_process q-domua "python $AGENT_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE.domU"

+        run_process q-domua "$AGENT_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE.domU"

     fi

 }