GNU bug report logs - #45655
Please use 'python3' command instead of 'python'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Balint Reczey <balint.reczey <at> canonical.com>

Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 15:50:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Balint Reczey <balint.reczey <at> canonical.com>
Cc: 45655 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45655: Please use 'python3' command instead of 'python'
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:42:38 -0500

> Python 2 reached EOL about a year ago thus the 'python' command may be
> missing on some systems.
> 'python3' is the standard way of invoking the Python 3 interpreter,
> thus Emacs would have a better chance trying that.

At least here on Debian, `python` redirects to `python3` or `python2`
depending on some user choice (by installing either `python-is-python3`
or `python-in-python2`).

So I think it makes a lot of sense to keep using `python` rather than
`python3`.


        Stefan
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