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

[Michael Foord]

On 07/03/2011 23:52, Greg Ewing wrote:
> Michael Foord wrote:
>
>>     - I doubt calling it python.exe will fly, but I'm not sure. If so 
>> what will you call what is currently 'python.exe'? - if not then 
>> "python foo.py" on the command line will *still* not work...
>
> However, if it's installed as the exe associated with the .py
> and .pyw extensions, then simply 'foo.py' on the command line
> *will* work, and will work better than it does now.
>
So long as '.py' and '.pyw' are set in the PATHEXT environment variable. 
(Which again the Python installer doesn't do by default.)

Michael

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