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

[Sridhar Ratnakumar]

On Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Brian Curtin wrote: 
> On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 11:41, Michael Foord <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk> wrote:
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> > I would like to see us create version specific (i.e. python32.exe / python32w.exe) binaries (or links if we drop support for earlier versions of Windows or some filesystems - I'm agnostic on that issue) *plus* a python3.exe / python3w.exe with "last install wins" (as it is for currently for file associations).
> > 
> 
> I don't have an ActiveState install on this machine, but I know they have been adding some form of version specific binaries for a while, so maybe they can comment on what they chose and how they chose it, and how people are using it. Are Sridhar or Trent on here?
> 
 ActivePython for Windows includes the following binaries on Windows: 

* python.exe
* python3.2.exe
* python3.xe 
(plus the `pythonw` versions)

python3.2.exe is better than python32.exe because that matches the invocation (eg: "python3.2 -m foo") on Unix.

Similarly for 2.x (python2.exe / python2.7.exe).

All of this is particularly useful if the installer adds Python directory to %PATH% (which is the case for ActivePython, but not the one from python.org).

-srid 
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