> > We discussed the future fate of the /usr/bin/python symlink at the > > language summit (and a little further at the sprints), and it > > currently seems likely that we're going to go down the path of the > > Python Launcher for Windows model, and make "python" refer to a > > configurable shim that: > > > > 1. Launches an administrator configured Python version by default > > 2. Can be switched to run a different Python via command line options > > > > This is essentially the rubypick model, but the CLI and configuration > > file format will be defined by CPython upstream rather than by the > > distro. > > It seems that Debian people are already onto something. I just saw
there are still many Debian developers that will do their best to make sure /usr/bin/python points to /usr/bin/python2.7 at least until 2025 or so (assuming we'll still have this package in the archive after 2020) That said, we'll do our best to remove this package from most/all installations. Hi, BTW. I'm lurking here since a while :) -- Piotr Ożarowski Debian GNU/Linux Developer www.ozarowski.pl www.griffith.cc www.debian.org GPG Fingerprint: 1D2F A898 58DA AF62 1786 2DF7 AEF6 F1A2 A745 7645 _______________________________________________ python-devel mailing list python-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/python-devel
