Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!newsfeed.x-privat.org!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.008 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'subject:process': 0.07; 'python': 0.08; 'linux.': 0.09; 'subject:script': 0.09; 'to:addr:comp.lang.python': 0.09; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:possible': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python- list': 0.16; 'seems': 0.20; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.21; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; '(or': 0.22; 'received:209.85.220': 0.25; 'cc:2**0': 0.26; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.29; 'subject:?': 0.31; "can't": 0.33; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.33; 'root': 0.34; 'something': 0.35; 'things': 0.35; 'question': 0.36; 'run': 0.37; 'but': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'doing': 0.38; 'received:209': 0.39; 'your': 0.61; 'link': 0.62; 'here.': 0.64; 'home': 0.66 Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:19:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=194.110.64.11; posting-account=SsjJvwoAAAAbGEB6oRibqD8UwTelug2W References: <19118128.4791.1331736187952.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbai14> <22071354.8904.1331796412001.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbkc1> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Is it technically possible to give Python option of naming process of running script? From: xliiv To: comp.lang.python@googlegroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Message-ID: Lines: 15 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1331885986 news.xs4all.nl 6965 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:57654 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:21739 > > 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 It's nice walkaround for now and for linux. But how about my question and future? :)