I strongly dislike Python 3

Grant Edwards invalid at invalid.invalid
Sun Jun 27 20:50:05 EDT 2010


On 2010-06-27, Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kaplan at case.edu> wrote:

>> It should be easier to have a large number of python versions on one
>> machine... ?I am realy fond of 2.5 so I am probily going to start
>> compiling them or just include the python2.5 exe if I port stuff and
>> settle it that way..
>
> You're on the only platform where it isn't that easy. All us *nix
> users have to do is compile it with the altinstall flag, and then use
> #!/usr/bin/env python25
> Windows uses the file extension instead of the shebang line to execute
> stuff, so it's harder for you to have multiple versions.

If you install a real shell on Windows, then the hash-bang line works
fine. :)

-- 
Grant





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