Path: csiph.com!feeder.erje.net!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!gothmog.csi.it!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Donald Stufft Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2016 01:50:01 +0100 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: Scott Kitterman X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Wed Nov 2 00:44:23 2016 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.82 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, HTML_MESSAGE=2, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01] autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: DYN_NJABL=ERR(0) NOT_IN_SBL_XBL_SPAMHAUS=-1.5 BL_NJABL=ERR(-1.5) CL_IP_EQ_HELO_IP=-2 (check from: .stufft. - helo: .out2-smtp.messagingengine. - helo-domain: .messagingengine.) FROM/MX_MATCHES_HELO(DOMAIN)=-2; rate: -7 Dkim-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=stufft.io; h=cc :content-type:date:from:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :references:subject:to:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc :x-sasl-enc; s=mesmtp; bh=nMYTX6ruq8BfWobqUsGHUeLi/Ag=; b=n44rE9 gBjbhF+htyJFnf5WoGcaRWkfUz14yafHkRM0Mw1IarYmI0jFtcVua3V0ErcJYKQd zJmYmVgzAZ7jLUjp1RuEouQLjSph01LogfiGp1otG/iT3EvdJIvuMgnOsCmW+e6x lzp8Uq7rDfETaey/yBx1mt5y8Si0oFHbRglOo= Dkim-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-sender :x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc:x-sasl-enc; s=smtpout; bh=nMYTX6ruq8BfWo bqUsGHUeLi/Ag=; b=svVLmXQHcaUORNBo2ALFQCpCnlTkvuMNgYDoJni+3bp/Nd MoJQX4TOIagvqU/yEQLTYYi9eB7CFVoeoFKPOJhkve6ui8E0Kp4kW6bhNAroi2kj C4M1aQUpfyA2tFgI9+V5KMUnFBijZy3wkSJhHLg+BVOLmGa7O2CgBjgfGt+g8= X-Me-Sender: X-Sasl-Enc: 8ttLyGmk8m51uYYMy9laZ82eaTmaJRK0YxKJsA2l15zZ 1478047431 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_7F608F01-96BF-4DC8-A769-37B12D0A2DA7" MIME-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.1 \(3251\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3251) X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/14306 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/31ACB83D-3FF5-408E-BB71-8647D2FFC1CC@stufft.io Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 116 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Cc: debian-python@lists.debian.org X-Original-Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 20:43:50 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <31ACB83D-3FF5-408E-BB71-8647D2FFC1CC@stufft.io> X-Original-References: <20161101102801.0350863b@subdivisions.wooz.org> <20161101171421.0368f9dc@subdivisions.wooz.org> <2202191.8VQVvDViSp@kitterma-e6430> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:8962 --Apple-Mail=_7F608F01-96BF-4DC8-A769-37B12D0A2DA7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On Nov 1, 2016, at 6:03 PM, Scott Kitterman = wrote: >=20 > Even after python2.7 is removed from Debian, there will still be users = who=20 > keep a local copy because they couldn't migrate things due to = $REASONS. Re- > using /usr/bin/python for a python3 version won't accomplish anything = more=20 > than gratuitously break such setups. /usr/bin/python3 being Python 4.x is a bit weird though, and it=E2=80=99s = likely that Python 4.x is not going to be another break the world = release. =E2=80=94 Donald Stufft --Apple-Mail=_7F608F01-96BF-4DC8-A769-37B12D0A2DA7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
On Nov 1, 2016, at 6:03 PM, Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> wrote:

Even after python2.7 is removed from Debian, = there will still be users who 
keep a local copy because they couldn't migrate = things due to $REASONS.  Re-
using /usr/bin/python for a python3 version = won't accomplish anything more 
than gratuitously break such = setups.


/usr/bin/python3 = being Python 4.x is a bit weird though, and it=E2=80=99s likely that = Python 4.x is not going to be another break the world release.

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Donald Stufft



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