[Python-3000] [Python-ideas] Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!

[Guido van Rossum]

On Feb 2, 2008 6:55 AM,  <skip at pobox.com> wrote:
>
>     Georg> I would prefer a "python3" alias analogous to the current
>     Georg> "python" alias, at least as long as Python 2.x is still in wide
>     Georg> use.
>
> So, "make install" would install a python3.0 executable and make python3 a
> symlink.  Makes sense to me. "make bdfl-install" could also create a symlink
> to python3 called "python". ;-)
>
> Anybody who installed multiple versions of Python on their computer today -
> at least in the Unixoid world - already has to know about "make altinstall"
> so they don't accidentally obliterate the python symlink.  I don't
> understand what all the fuss is.

Me neither. If you don't want to type "python3.0" why not create a shell alias?

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