[Mailman-Users] Foolish Newbie Question - Python v. Python2

[Ashley M. Kirchner]

John DeCarlo wrote:

> --with-python=</path/to/python>
>
> option to customize the installation, and have it say "=/usr/bin/python2"?  Or what?

    I don't see why this wouldn't work.


> I don't know why Red Hat has both on there, but there might be a good reason to have both.

    This is why (based on one of my systems):

    # rpm -e --test python
      python is needed by PyXML-0.7-4
      python is needed by 4Suite-0.11.1-8
      python is needed by python-clap-1.0.0-3
      python = 1.5.2-38 is needed by python-devel-1.5.2-38
      python is needed by Distutils-1.0.2-2
      python is needed by python-popt-0.8.8-7.x.2
      /usr/bin/python   is needed by PyXML-0.7-4
      /usr/bin/python   is needed by 4Suite-0.11.1-8
      /usr/bin/python   is needed by gettext-0.11.1-2

    Whereas:

    # rpm -e --test python2
      ...yields zip, nothing, nada.

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