DNF modules let you install multiple different versions of Python 3, and the `alternatives` tool lets you change which is the default version invoked by `/usr/bin/python3`.
However, at least for *Enterprise Linux 8, it seems a lot of packages were built assuming the distro's default Python 3.6, but at runtime only invoke "Python 3", not 3.6 specifically. It seems that I still need Python 3.6 for most packages installed via DNF on EL8, but I also definitely need Python 3.8+ for multiple packages I use installed with PIP. So, the workaround to having both installed on my system at the same time would be to edit the shebangs to include the minor version of Python that each application requires. ...Right? I wanted a sanity check before I bother sending spam to EPEL package maintainers. Or, is this even a reasonable thing to ask package maintainers to change, or should I just start patching the local shebangs myself? Or is there a better solution? _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
