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after py2 EOL, is it safe to repoint python? - Skaperen - Sep-13-2019 after python2's EOL, is it "safe" to change the plain "python" command to point to or run python3? anyone know when it was changed from python1 to python2? RE: after py2 EOL, is it safe to repoint python? - Larz60+ - Sep-13-2019 2.0 beta 26-sept-2000 2.0 release candidate 9-Oct-2000 2.0 final release 16-Oct-2000 RE: after py2 EOL, is it safe to repoint python? - Gribouillis - Sep-13-2019 Skaperen Wrote:is it "safe" to change the plain "python" command to point to or run python3?It probably depends on your OS. I wouldn't change the "python" command in a Linux OS where the default python is python 2. Instead, upgrade the OS to a version where the python command points to python 3. RE: after py2 EOL, is it safe to repoint python? - Skaperen - Sep-13-2019 (Sep-13-2019, 06:31 AM)Larz60+ Wrote: 2.0 beta 26-sept-2000 when did the "python" command get changed to point to python2? (Sep-13-2019, 07:37 AM)Gribouillis Wrote:Skaperen Wrote:is it "safe" to change the plain "python" command to point to or run python3?It probably depends on your OS. I wouldn't change the "python" command in a Linux OS where the default python is python 2. Instead, upgrade the OS to a version where the python command points to python 3. if one installs python3 from a source build, does that change the "python" command if it already exists? so, i should treat it as the decision of the OS/distro builder (because their stuff may expect it to be that way) and i should just look at the next version of my OS/distro? RE: after py2 EOL, is it safe to repoint python? - Gribouillis - Sep-14-2019 Skaperen Wrote:if one installs python3 from a source build, does that change the "python" command if it already exists?You could experiment with this in a virtualbox instance. RE: after py2 EOL, is it safe to repoint python? - wavic - Sep-14-2019 +1 for leaving it on OS. As you know half of the system runs on Perl and Python scripts. Changing the default python command to point to a different version could cause a mess. RE: after py2 EOL, is it safe to repoint python? - snippsat - Sep-14-2019 For me python and pip always point to version choose as global(system wide).Because i always use pyenv Simple Python Version Management. snippsat Wrote:Why pyenv? |