Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3

2008-11-16 Thread Smith-Rowland, Edward M
et for python-2.* as versions get bumped there. That's more the issue I guess. Ed -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Guido van Rossum Sent: Fri 11/14/2008 10:24 AM To: Smith-Rowland, Edward M Cc: python-3000@python.org Subject: Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000

Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3

2008-11-14 Thread Terry Reedy
Martin v. Löwis wrote: Currently on Windows, python3.0 is installed as just plain 'python'. This already causes problems when I want to choose 2.5 or 3.0. In my quick start list, I have two entries which both say "Python (command line)" with the *same* icon. What is a quick start list, and ho

Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3

2008-11-14 Thread Martin v. Löwis
>I think it's Windows Quick Launch bar: > > http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+quick+launch > http://images.google.com/images?q=windows+quick+launch I see. Then I still don't fully understand the problem. Terry apparently had to add the Python command line to the quick launch bar himself

Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3

2008-11-14 Thread Oleg Broytmann
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 09:27:24PM +0100, "Martin v. L?wis" wrote: > > Currently on Windows, python3.0 is installed as just plain 'python'. > > This already causes problems when I want to choose 2.5 or 3.0. In my > > quick start list, I have two entries which both say "Python (command > > line)" w

Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3

2008-11-14 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> Ah, Windows. Can you file a bug about this? I think only MvL can do > something about this. Not really. We don't install anything into a quick start list (see my other message - I don't even know what that is). For other icons, I can't do anything, either; my artistic abilities are zero. Regard

Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3

2008-11-14 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> Currently on Windows, python3.0 is installed as just plain 'python'. > This already causes problems when I want to choose 2.5 or 3.0. In my > quick start list, I have two entries which both say "Python (command > line)" with the *same* icon. What is a quick start list, and how did you get Pyth

Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3

2008-11-14 Thread Guido van Rossum
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:48 AM, Terry Reedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Guido van Rossum wrote: >> >> No, no, no! *Eventually* Python 3.0 will just be "python". Until >> then, it needs to be "python3.0". > > I think you should consider changing the installation policy to installing > each file w

Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3

2008-11-14 Thread Terry Reedy
Guido van Rossum wrote: No, no, no! *Eventually* Python 3.0 will just be "python". Until then, it needs to be "python3.0". I think you should consider changing the installation policy to installing each file with its own pythonx.y name and alias exactly one, the system default, as 'python'.

Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3

2008-11-14 Thread Guido van Rossum
10:24 AM > To: Smith-Rowland, Edward M > Cc: python-3000@python.org > Subject: Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3 > > No, no, no! *Eventually* Python 3.0 will just be "python". Until > then, it needs to be "python3.0". > > Long agon, Red Ha

Re: [Python-3000] Install python-3000 as python3

2008-11-14 Thread Guido van Rossum
No, no, no! *Eventually* Python 3.0 will just be "python". Until then, it needs to be "python3.0". Long agon, Red Hat installed Python 2 as "python2" instead of "python" and it led to endless problems. On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Smith-Rowland, Edward M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When