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

[Michael Foord]

On 07/03/2011 17:21, Sridhar Ratnakumar wrote:
>
> 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 
>> <mailto: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).

Sounds ideal. :-)

Michael

>
> -srid


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