On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:32:13 +1000 Allan McRae <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I will move python stuff from [testing] soon so we will need a news > item... Here is a draft: > > --begin draft-- > > Major python update > > A major python update is hitting the repos on a mirror near you. > This involves update the python package from the 2.6 series to the updating, or "an update" > 2.7 series. However, with python-2.7 being scheduled to be the last > major release in the python-2.x series, python 2.7 is now packaged as > "python2", while the "python" package will contain the python 3.x > series. This means that /usr/bin/python will point at python 3.x and "will contain", "will point" ? when you post this, this will already be the case, no? > any programs requiring python2 should point at /usr/bin/python2 > instead. All packages in the repos have been updated, but any issues > found can be reported to the bug tracker (not the forum or the > mailing lists). Any AUR packages using python will likely need > updated to point at the correct python binary. > > --end draft-- > > Comments?
