#19105: Allow sage -i python to actually install the right version of Python
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       Reporter:  jdemeyer                |        Owner:
           Type:  enhancement             |       Status:  new
       Priority:  major                   |    Milestone:  sage-6.9
      Component:  scripts                 |   Resolution:
       Keywords:                          |    Merged in:
        Authors:  Jeroen Demeyer          |    Reviewers:
Report Upstream:  N/A                     |  Work issues:
         Branch:                          |       Commit:
   Dependencies:  #19101, #19103, #19104  |     Stopgaps:
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Comment (by jdemeyer):

 Replying to [comment:1 vbraun]:
 > I don't understand what the ticket proposes.
 > * Renaming python2 -> python is backward
 > * Renaming python3 -> python is too soon
 > * Adding more spaghetti code to the install script to special-case
 python sucks

 Luckily, none of the above applies.

 There is already code in `build/make/install` which deals with Python 2
 vs. Python 3. The resulting file `build/make/Makefile` contains what is
 needed to make this work very easily.

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