On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 5:59 PM Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 01:57:13PM -0400, Ben Cotton wrote: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Python_means_Python3 > > > > == Summary == > > In package and command names, "Python" will mean "Python 3". > > > > Users installing and running Python or Python packages without > > specifying a version will get Python 3. > > > > Running <code>python</code> will run <code>python3</code>. Running > > <code>pytest</code> will run the Python 3 version of pytest, and > > similarly for <code>pydoc</code>, <code>pylint</code>, etc. > > > > <code>dnf install python</code> will install {{package|python3}}, and > > similarly for other <code>python-*</code> provides, e.g. <code>dnf > > install python-requests</code> will install > > {{package|python3-requests}}. > > > > This is the final preparation for > > [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RetirePython2 the retirement > > of Python 2 in Fedora 32] done in line with the > > [https://github.com/python/peps/pull/989 soon to be finalized] > > upstream recommendations. > > What about postponing this change to F32? I'd prefer python2 to be > retired and gone from the distro first, and the symlink and > %python_provide definition only switched then. I think that having > this middle state where python2 is available but python points to > python3 for exactly one release will be more confusing that switching > directly to the final state where python2 is gone and python simply > means python3. > I think it makes sense to make the switch before we retire, because then people's expectations are changed ahead of time and they can adapt to The Future(TM). -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth! _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
