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Python installs itself as pythonX.Y (for example python2.7) then symlinks such as python2 (pointing to python2.7) and python (pointing to python2) are made.
by takeda 11y ago
Python installs itself as pythonX.Y (for example python2.7) then symlinks such as python2 (pointing to python2.7) and python (pointing to python2) are made.
- semi-extrinsic 11y agoIt's mentioned in PEP0394 that some older distros did not have python2 even though python 2.X was installed. Since RedHat still supports a release with Python 2.4 as the default, I guess it might still crop up on some boxen, at least for another year until RHEL 5 reaches end-of-life. Assuming python points to python2 will also break stuff, though, there are more bleeding-edge OS's where python points to python3 and has done so for years (e.g. ArchLinux).