On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <ma...@pacujo.net> wrote: > notbob <not...@nothome.com>: > >> I've installed python 3.3 on my Slack box, which by default comes with >> python 2.7. I know how to fire up the different IDLE environments, but >> how do I differentiate between the scripts? IOW, up till now, I've >> used .py on all my 2.7 files. How do I know not to run a .py in >> python3 or visa versa? Or do I? What's the excepted convention for >> differentiating between the two? > > That's a bit of a sore spot. > > On a linux box, the initial line of the script indicates the > interpreter: > > #!/usr/bin/env python2 > > for Python 2.x > > #!/usr/bin/env python3 > > for Python 3.x. > > All tutorials will tell you to start it with > > #!/usr/bin/env python
Actually, I formerly used /usr/bin/env, but have recently (within the last couple of years) stopped. This is because the env trick doesn't play nicely with top IME. Also, it's a trick. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
