PEP 394

[Thomas Jollans]

On 2018-10-19 12:06, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Anders Wegge Keller <wegge at wegge.dk>:
>> * python2 will refer to some version of Python 2.x.
> 
> Untrue for macOS.
> 
>> * python3 will refer to some version of Python 3.x.
> 
> Untrue for macOS, ArchLinux, RHEL and CentOS.

Sure it's true for *EL (it's just that python3 might not be installed by
default even on EL7)

> 
>> * for the time being, all distributions should ensure that python, if
>> installed, refers to the same target as python2, unless the user
>> deliberately overrides this or a virtual environment is active.
> 
> Should, would, could.