[Python-Dev] Support the /usr/bin/python2 symlink upstream

[Piotr Ożarowski]

[Toshio Kuratomi, 2011-03-03]
> On Thu, Mar 03, 2011 at 09:55:25AM +0100, Piotr Ożarowski wrote:
> > If /usr/bin/python will be disallowed in shebangs on the other hand
> > (and all scripts will use /usr/bin/python2, /usr/bin/python3,
> > /usr/bin/python4 or /usr/bin/python2.6 etc.) I don't see a problem with
> > letting administrators choose /usr/bin/python (right now not only
> > changing it from python2.X to python3.X will break the system but also
> > changing it from /usr/bin/python2.X to /usr/bin/python2.Y will break it,
> > and believe me, I know what I'm talking about (one of the guys at work
> > did something like this once))
> > 
> > [all IMHO, dunno if other Debian's python-defaults maintainers agree
> > with me]
> >
> Thinking outside of the box, I can think of something that would satisfy
> your requirements but I don't know how appropriate it is for upstream python
> to ship with.  Stop shipping /usr/bin/python.  Ship "python" in an alternate
> location

to be honest, I didn't want to be so radical, a clear policy (PEP?)
would be enough for me - we'd then replace all /usr/bin/python shebangs
with /usr/bin/python2 at build time (with a warning to report bug
upstream) and forward all complainers to this PEP)
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