On Aug 12, 2011, at 01:10 PM, Nick Coghlan wrote: >1. Accept the reality of that situation, and propose a mechanism that >minimises the impact of the resulting ambiguity on end users of Python >by allowing developers to be explicit about their target language. >This is the approach advocated in PEP 394. > >2. Tell the Arch developers (and anyone else inclined to point the >python name at python3) that they're wrong, and the python symlink >should, now and forever, always refer to a version of Python 2.x.
FWIW, although I generally support the PEP, I also think that distros themselves have a responsibility to ensure their #! lines are correct, for scripts they install. Meaning, if it requires rewriting the #! line on OS package install, so be it. -Barry _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
