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This is already the case. Arch has python for python 3 and python2 for python 2. It's the opposite on Ubuntu and most other distros.
by Anon1096 6y ago
This is already the case. Arch has python for python 3 and python2 for python 2. It's the opposite on Ubuntu and most other distros.
- pseudalopex 6y agoArch is why there's a PEP saying not to do that.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- Kwpolska 6y agoThe PEP [0] has been revised since then, and the current recommendation regarding /usr/bin/python is "equivalent to python2 OR equivalent to python3 OR not available at all OR configurable by user/sysadmin". [0] https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/ https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/
- cozzyd 6y agoOn Fedora: $ python --version Python 3.9.1
- verst 6y agoUbuntu 20.04 has python2 and python3 executables, but no python, so no ambiguity.