I would also vote for not changing "default" python as it will break stuff. I was going to propose what Eelco already wrote here, just to have explicit sets like python27Packages, python35Packages without any "default". But I would leave symlink as it is for compatibility reasons.
2017-02-14 15:54 GMT+00:00 Kevin Cox <kevin...@kevincox.ca>: > > > On Feb 14, 2017 07:49, "Freddy Rietdijk" <freddyrietd...@fridh.nl> wrote: > > It would two mean things: > > 1. alias `python3 to `python` > 2. add a symlink that points to the `python` program, as discussed > before in this thread. > > For what it is worth I would prefer that we have a python executable in > the path (if it is "installed"), but the nix expressions only have the > version suffixed attributes to increase explicitness and improve > readability. > > Plus then we will be ready for python 4 😛 > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > > -- Tomasz Czyż
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