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Re: Python Programs policy (§4.2) requires dependency on python2 which doesn't exist

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From	Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
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Subject	Re: Python Programs policy (§4.2) requires dependency on python2 which doesn't exist
Date	Wed, 01 Nov 2017 01:40:01 +0100
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On 31.10.2017 22:07, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> 
> 
> On October 31, 2017 12:52:43 PM EDT, Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> wrote:
>> The Debian python policy §4.2 has a MUST directive for a dependency on
>> python2, which does not exist at all.
>>
>> I'm guessing that this was at some point in time a virtual package or
>> similar provided by the default python2 interpreter? Not sure. Anyway,
>> would be good if that was fixed.
>>
>> [I ran into this while packaging autorandr and trying my best to follow
>> policy.]
> 
> Thanks.  It's a typo (should be python).

but it is perfectly fine to use python2 as the shebang.

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Python Programs policy (§4.2) requires  dependency on python2 which doesn't exist Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2017-10-31 18:00 +0100
  Re: Python Programs policy (§4.2) requires dependency on python2 which doesn't exist Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2017-10-31 22:10 +0100
    Re: Python Programs policy (§4.2) requires dependency on python2 which doesn't exist Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2017-11-01 01:40 +0100

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