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Re: Safest way to set python3 as default for `python`

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From Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
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Subject Re: Safest way to set python3 as default for `python`
Date Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:30:02 +0200
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On 16.07.2018 09:44, Bastian Venthur wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> sorry if this question has been asked before. What is the currently recommended 
> way to make `python` point to `python3`? I'd like to have it set on a system 
> default level if possible.

There is none.  Maybe in the far future when Debian doesn't ship a python 
command anymore, and doesn't rely on a python binary anymore, you can screw up 
your system as you like.  But until that, don't mess around with the python symlink.

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Safest way to set python3 as default for `python` Bastian Venthur <venthur@debian.org> - 2018-07-16 09:50 +0200
  Re: Safest way to set python3 as default for `python` Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2018-07-16 13:30 +0200
    Re: Safest way to set python3 as default for `python` Bastian Venthur <venthur@debian.org> - 2018-07-16 17:20 +0200
  Re: Safest way to set python3 as default for `python` Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2018-07-18 03:40 +0200
    Re: Safest way to set python3 as default for `python` Stuart Prescott <stuart@debian.org> - 2018-07-18 11:10 +0200
      Re: Safest way to set python3 as default for `python` Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2018-07-19 09:30 +0200
  Re: Safest way to set python3 as default for `python` Dimitri John Ledkov <xnox@ubuntu.com> - 2018-07-18 14:10 +0200

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