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On the current Debian (10), when I do this: $ apt install python $ python -V I get this: Python 2.7.16 So EOL for some definition of EOL. But p
by TekMol 6y ago
On the current Debian (10), when I do this:
$ apt install python
$ python -V
I get this:
Python 2.7.16
So EOL for some definition of EOL.
But probably not in terms of "Don't use it in production anymore". Because in many places, what is in the current stable Debian repos is what is used.
- mixmastamyk 6y agoDebian stable is well known to be behind.
- l3s2d 6y agoOn most Linux distros the `python` package corresponds to Python 2. Likewise, most distros have a `python3` package with a relatively recent Python 3 version. This is for compatibility reasons and won't change anytime soon. The most notable exception is probably Arch Linux, which has Python 3 available in the `python` package.
- afiori 6y agoOn fedora `python` runs Python 3.8
- drybjed 6y agoIn Debian, Python 3.x is packaged as `python3`, whth v3.7.3 packaged in Debian Buster. https://packages.debian.org/buster/python3 https://packages.debian.org/buster/python3
- heavyset_go 6y agoThis is kind of Debian stable's appeal, and shouldn't be a surprise. Python 3 is behind the python3 command. Linux distributions that appeal to those who like to be on the cutting edge have pointed the python command to python3 already. Debian stable will be there one day, too.
- neckardt 6y agoIt'll take a while. I'm on Debian 11 (testing) and I'm also getting python 2.7.18 for just `python`.