Re: PEP 394

2018-10-21 Thread eryk sun
On 10/20/18, Terry Reedy wrote: > > On Windows, there is a better solution: the py launcher. > > py # launches the most most recent version installed* > > py -x # launches the most recent x.y > > py -x.y # launches x.y if installed, else lists installed versions > > * At first, 2.x took

Re: Re: PEP 394

2018-10-20 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 12:41 PM Peter via Python-list wrote: > > I'd imagine the PEP would stay as active, but changed so that: > > python2 -> always refers to python v2 > python3 -> always refers to python v3 > python -> which currently refers to python v2 will change to point to > python v3 Th

Re: Re: PEP 394

2018-10-20 Thread Peter via Python-list
I'd imagine the PEP would stay as active, but changed so that: python2 -> always refers to python v2 python3 -> always refers to python v3 python -> which currently refers to python v2 will change to point to python v3 I don't know when the core team would be considering this. The PEP was las

Re: PEP 394

2018-10-20 Thread Terry Reedy
On 10/19/2018 3:03 AM, Anders Wegge Keller wrote: Short and simple: Do you expect PEP 394 to change status or recommendation when official support for Python2 ends in 13½ months time, or at least some time thereafter? For those that don't have the habit of memorizing PEPs, 394 is the one stating

Re: PEP 394

2018-10-20 Thread Anders Wegge Keller
På Sat, 20 Oct 2018 12:57:45 +1100 Ben Finney skrev: > Anders Wegge Keller writes: > > > Short and simple: Do you expect PEP 394 to change status > > The status of PEP 394 today is “Active”. What change of status would you > expect in this Informational PEP? One possible change would be tha

Re: PEP 394

2018-10-19 Thread Ben Finney
Anders Wegge Keller writes: > Short and simple: Do you expect PEP 394 to change status The status of PEP 394 today is “Active”. What change of status would you expect in this Informational PEP? > or recommendation when official support for Python2 ends in 13½ months > time, or at least some tim

Re: PEP 394

2018-10-19 Thread Thomas Jollans
On 19/10/2018 18:38, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: > Thomas Jollans : > >> On 2018-10-19 12:06, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: >>> Anders Wegge Keller : * python3 will refer to some version of Python 3.x. >>> >>> Untrue for macOS, ArchLinux, RHEL and CentOS. >> >> Sure it's true for *EL (it's just that python

Re: PEP 394

2018-10-19 Thread Marko Rauhamaa
Thomas Jollans : > On 2018-10-19 12:06, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: >> Anders Wegge Keller : >>> * python3 will refer to some version of Python 3.x. >> >> Untrue for macOS, ArchLinux, RHEL and CentOS. > > Sure it's true for *EL (it's just that python3 might not be installed by > default even on EL7) T

Re: PEP 394

2018-10-19 Thread Thomas Jollans
On 2018-10-19 12:06, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: > Anders Wegge Keller : >> * python2 will refer to some version of Python 2.x. > > Untrue for macOS. > >> * python3 will refer to some version of Python 3.x. > > Untrue for macOS, ArchLinux, RHEL and CentOS. Sure it's true for *EL (it's just that pytho

Re: PEP 394

2018-10-19 Thread Alexandre Brault
On 2018-10-19 06:06 AM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: > Anders Wegge Keller : >> * python2 will refer to some version of Python 2.x. > Untrue for macOS. > >> * python3 will refer to some version of Python 3.x. > Untrue for macOS, ArchLinux, RHEL and CentOS. > >> * for the time being, all distributions shou

Re: PEP 394

2018-10-19 Thread Marko Rauhamaa
Anders Wegge Keller : > * python2 will refer to some version of Python 2.x. Untrue for macOS. > * python3 will refer to some version of Python 3.x. Untrue for macOS, ArchLinux, RHEL and CentOS. > * for the time being, all distributions should ensure that python, if > installed, refers to the sa