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Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:14:03 +1100
Subject: Re: Is it technically possible to give Python option of naming process of running script?
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On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 5:39 AM, Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Seems like an awfully obtuse way of doing things -- I don't really
> want to have 15 different copies of Python (or even links), and it
> requires root privleges every time you want to run a Python program
> with the "correct" name.

Why do you need root? Can't you copy / link into your own home directory?

I may have misunderstood something here.

ChrisA