----- Original Message ----- > On 19 Sep 2014 17:38, "Bohuslav Kabrda" < bkab...@redhat.com > wrote: > > - "Similarly, the more general python command should be installed whenever > > any version of Python is installed and should invoke the same version of > > Python as either python2 or python3." > > > > The important word in the second point is, I think, *whenever*. Trying to > > apply these two points to Fedora 22 situation, I can think of several > > approaches: > > - /usr/bin/python will always point to python3 (seems to go against the > > first mentioned PEP recommendation) > > - /usr/bin/python will always point to python2 (seems to go against the > > second mentioned PEP recommendation, there is no /usr/bin/python if > > python2 is not installed)
> I think this is what should happen, and the PEP is currently wrong. When > writing the PEP, I don't think we accounted properly for the case where the > "system Python" has migrated to Python 3, but the "default Python for end > user scripts that don't specify otherwise" is still Python 2 (which is the > migration strategy both Fedora and Ubuntu are adopting). Thanks, that was my thinking, too. > How does this sound as a possible revised recommendation (keep in mind I > haven't checked this against the larger context yet): > "The more general python command should only be installed whenever the > corresponding version of Python is installed (whether python2 or python3)." It seems to me that it is a bit unclear what "corresponding" is. Would it make sense to explicitly say that "python" command should be installed whenever the distro-chosen default system Python is installed? > Regards, > Nick. Thanks a lot -- Regards, Slavek Kabrda
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