On Sun, 7 Mar 2021 23:47:26 +0000, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > So, I go back and eselect 3.8. > > I then try to perform some basic maintainence which fails for > > lack of a python module I think is installed for python 3.8. > > If your system has been built entirely with PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_8" > then all installed modules should be available. > > > Q: Is there no way to have a consistent version of Python on > > the system? > > Yes, make sure PYTHON_TARGETS and your chosen version of python match.
I forgot to add that PYTHON_TARGETS can include multiple versions, so the sensible option in your situation may be to set it to "python3_8 python3_9". -- Neil Bothwick Sacred cows make great hamburgers.
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