[issue21517] installer Python default setting fails with mac Python Launcher

[Ned Deily]

Ned Deily added the comment:

Python.org installers do not install anything to /usr/bin; they do, by default, install symbolic links in /usr/local/bin.  Python 3 installers set the symlink "/usr/local/bin/python3" to the most recently installed version.  The Python Launcher app has several open design issues, including whether it should be included at all.  Currently, each version of Python (from python.org) installs its own copy of Python Launcher.app but they all share the same preference file.  You can set the path to your preferred interpreter version by launching Python Launcher.app and then, in the Preferences pane, selecting the file type (e.g. "Python Script") and typing the interpreter path into the "Interpreter:" text box (e.g. "/usr/local/bin/python3.4"), rather than using any of the preset defaults in the pulldown list.

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nosy: +ned.deily
resolution:  -> works for me
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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