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AFAIK, at least Arch symlinks python to be python3 $ file /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/python: symbolic link to python3 I think this is by default, I don'
by capableweb 4y ago
AFAIK, at least Arch symlinks python to be python3
$ file /usr/bin/python
/usr/bin/python: symbolic link to python3
I think this is by default, I don't remember doing anything special in my setup. `python2` exists for packages still needing python 2.7 et al.
- yrro 4y agoArch doing this is what fucked it up for everyone else!
- capableweb 4y agoHah, sorry? If you don't use, you shouldn't be impacted by the decisions Arch does :) Unless I'm missing that you were joking.
- kweingar 4y agoThere are people who write programs on Arch that use the python3 -> python symlink. Then when that program is packaged for other distros, you get this error. Not a huge deal by any means, but the non-standard behavior can add a bit of friction.
- JeremyBanks 4y ago[dead]
- phatfish 4y agoFedora does the same. Must have been 3 or 4 years ago Python 2 was removed as a dependency from the core system packages and "python" started resolving to a Python 3 release. I expect this has filtered down to RHEL9 now. Multiple version are supported with "python2.7", "python3.9" etc. if a version older than the current default is required.