diff --git a/examples/barcodes.py b/examples/barcodes.py
index 9eec4f5..96e7f74 100644
--- a/examples/barcodes.py
+++ b/examples/barcodes.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
diff --git a/examples/codepage_tables.py b/examples/codepage_tables.py
index e5b0d66..a43d04e 100644
--- a/examples/codepage_tables.py
+++ b/examples/codepage_tables.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Prints code page tables.
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import
diff --git a/examples/qr_code.py b/examples/qr_code.py
index 8fa9341..6af606c 100644
--- a/examples/qr_code.py
+++ b/examples/qr_code.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
diff --git a/examples/software_barcode.py b/examples/software_barcode.py
index 458cff0..b8b9595 100644
--- a/examples/software_barcode.py
+++ b/examples/software_barcode.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
diff --git a/examples/weather.py b/examples/weather.py
index b370820..ccd05f4 100644
--- a/examples/weather.py
+++ b/examples/weather.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # Adapted script from Adafruit
 # Weather forecast for Raspberry Pi w/Adafruit Mini Thermal Printer.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dbdcaae..6d929fc 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
diff --git a/src/escpos/capabilities.py b/src/escpos/capabilities.py
index cebcfe8..a4a9e81 100644
--- a/src/escpos/capabilities.py
+++ b/src/escpos/capabilities.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
diff --git a/src/escpos/cli.py b/src/escpos/cli.py
index 7728c5b..15f08ce 100644
--- a/src/escpos/cli.py
+++ b/src/escpos/cli.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # PYTHON_ARGCOMPLETE_OK
 """ CLI
 
diff --git a/src/escpos/codepages.py b/src/escpos/codepages.py
index a015ea4..5f2a17c 100644
--- a/src/escpos/codepages.py
+++ b/src/escpos/codepages.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
diff --git a/src/escpos/config.py b/src/escpos/config.py
index d6a708f..686584a 100644
--- a/src/escpos/config.py
+++ b/src/escpos/config.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """ ESC/POS configuration manager.
 
 This module contains the implentations of abstract base class :py:class:`Config`.
diff --git a/src/escpos/escpos.py b/src/escpos/escpos.py
index f6ff53b..84a7aa5 100644
--- a/src/escpos/escpos.py
+++ b/src/escpos/escpos.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """ Main class
 
diff --git a/src/escpos/image.py b/src/escpos/image.py
index 5556336..51edaf9 100644
--- a/src/escpos/image.py
+++ b/src/escpos/image.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """ Image format handling class
 
 This module contains the image format handler :py:class:`EscposImage`.
diff --git a/src/escpos/magicencode.py b/src/escpos/magicencode.py
index d80bc00..29c05ff 100644
--- a/src/escpos/magicencode.py
+++ b/src/escpos/magicencode.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """ Magic Encode