python27.exe vs python2.7.exe ...

[John Nagle]

On 9/14/2010 2:25 PM, Sridhar Ratnakumar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As you may already know, ActivePython provides versioned Python executables that makes it possible to invoke a particular X.Y version from the command line directly if you have multiple Python versions on PATH. Eg:
>
>     C:\Python27\python26.exe
>     C:\Python27\python27.exe
>     C:\Python31\python31.exe
>
> In the upcoming releases, we are considering to change this format to match the unix executables (with a 'dot' in it). Eg:
>
>     C:\Python27\python2.6.exe
>     C:\Python27\python2.7.exe
>     C:\Python31\python3.1.exe
>
> The idea is to be able to invoke "python2.7 myscript.py" on both Unix and Windows.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Because there is bin/python3 on unix (to separate it from the default 2.x interpreter) - it is perhaps a good idea to have "C:\Python31\python3.exe" as well.
>
> -srid
>

    Take a look at Debian's Python policy.

http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ch-python.html

at "Interpreter Name".  They've addressed this.  Consistency would be
appreciated.  Thank you.

				John Nagle