---- On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:54:42 +0100 <tu...@posteo.de> wrote ---- > Hi, > > I did an > > eselect python list > > and got > > [1] python3.6 > [2] python2.7 (fallback) > > . Then I did an > > > eselect python set 2 > > to examine some error while trying to install a local > package. And then I switched back wth > > > eselect python set 2 > > again since python3.6 was set at [2] now. > > Now > > eselect python list > > shows me > > [1] python3.6 > [2] python2.7 > > > . The "(fallback)" was missing now. > > > > How do I need to use eselect to set python2.7 as fallback" > > > > Cheers! > Meino > > > > PS: > This > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Python > and > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Eselect/User_guide > gave me no answer... > > > Hello,
This is probably because you now have Python2.7 as active. You can change it back to have the fallback label doing the following: # eselect python edit < Then remove the python2.7 entry from the file and save > Calling again eselect python list should report python2.7 as fallback. Cheers