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Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’ (was: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs)

From Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.maint.python
Subject Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’ (was: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs)
Date 2016-11-02 15:10 +0100
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On Nov 02, 2016, at 01:57 PM, Ben Finney wrote:

>Donald Stufft <donald@stufft.io> writes:
>
>> /usr/bin/python3 being Python 4.x is a bit weird though  
>
>Seriously? Who is proposing that?
>
>> and it’s likely that Python 4.x is not going to be another break the
>> world release.  
>
>Certainly the command ‘python3’ should only ever point to the Python 3
>interpreter.
>
>If upstream ever releases a “Python 4” but expects the interpreter for
>that to also be named ‘python3’, I think we can declare upstream to be
>directly courting user pain, and secede on behalf of our users.

I wouldn't at all be surprised if /usr/bin/python is reclaimed for some future
post-Python2-demise Python 4 interpreter.  It might even be a good thing since
I'm not sure I'd want a /usr/bin/python4.

Not that I'm expecting Python 4 any time soon, but if Larry Hasting's
gilectomy work actually pans out, that'd be a solid contender for it.

Cheers,
-Barry

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/usr/bin/python2 shebangs Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-11-01 15:30 +0100
  Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2016-11-01 16:40 +0100
    Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-11-01 22:20 +0100
      Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2016-11-01 23:10 +0100
        Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Donald Stufft <donald@stufft.io> - 2016-11-02 01:50 +0100
          Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2016-11-02 02:10 +0100
          Python 4 and ‘python3’ (was:  /usr/bin/python2 shebangs) Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2016-11-02 04:00 +0100
            Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’ (was:  /usr/bin/python2 shebangs) Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-11-02 15:10 +0100
              Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’ Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2016-11-02 23:30 +0100
                Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’ Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-11-02 23:50 +0100
                Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’ Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2016-11-03 00:50 +0100
        Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2016-11-07 11:50 +0100
          Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-11-07 16:10 +0100
            Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2016-11-07 16:30 +0100
              Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2016-11-09 17:10 +0100
                Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2016-11-10 03:40 +0100

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