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From: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
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Subject: Re: The python command in Debian
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On 7/13/20 6:23 PM, Fabrice BAUZAC-STEHLY wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Another solution would be to simply use the update-alternatives system
> to manage /usr/bin/python.  python3 would have a higher priority than
> python2.  Users would still have the possibility to switch
> /usr/bin/python to python2 explicitly if they require it...

No, never ever. update-alternatives cannot be used because it breaks the
dependency system.