On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 12:38:42PM -0700, Neil Schemenauer wrote: | Bruce Sass wrote: | > On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Neil Schemenauer wrote: | > > Again the package is python-base, not python2.2-base. pydoc depends on | > > python-base_2.1.1 and uses #!/usr/bin/python. I don't see a problem | > > with that. | > | > Except you don't know which Python /usr/bin/python is. | | Please think a little. pydoc is in the same package as python-base.
I think the admin should be able to choose which python implementation is referred to by /usr/bin/python independent of which python (or python-base if you prefer) packages are installed (the alternatives mechanism may be a good idea for this). There can be any number of reasons why an admin would want a certain implementation to be the default. These reasons could include o understanding a certain version & knowing it works (before upgrading and finding unexpected breakage) o Jython or Stackless -D