On Nov 02, 2016, at 01:57 PM, Ben Finney wrote: >Donald Stufft <don...@stufft.io> writes: > >> /usr/bin/python3 being Python 4.x is a bit weird though > >Seriously? Who is proposing that? > >> and it’s likely that Python 4.x is not going to be another break the >> world release. > >Certainly the command ‘python3’ should only ever point to the Python 3 >interpreter. > >If upstream ever releases a “Python 4” but expects the interpreter for >that to also be named ‘python3’, I think we can declare upstream to be >directly courting user pain, and secede on behalf of our users.
I wouldn't at all be surprised if /usr/bin/python is reclaimed for some future post-Python2-demise Python 4 interpreter. It might even be a good thing since I'm not sure I'd want a /usr/bin/python4. Not that I'm expecting Python 4 any time soon, but if Larry Hasting's gilectomy work actually pans out, that'd be a solid contender for it. Cheers, -Barry
