Wow, I was just after reading a post[1] about how distros have killed Python. I responded[2] and then saw this. I've added a small update to the post to link to the news item.
-John [1] http://sheddingbikes.com/posts/1285063820.html [2] http://keyes.ie/the-distros-havent-killed-python/ On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Diarmuid Bourke <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting to see the default python packages moving to 3.x > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Allan McRae <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 22:01 > Subject: [arch-announce] Python is now Python 3 > To: [email protected] > > > Allan McRae wrote: > > A major Python update has just been moved from the testing repositories and > will > be available on a mirror near you. The default "python" package is now for the > 3.x series while the 2.x series has been moved to a "python2" package, with > python-2.7 having been scheduled to be the last major release in the > python-2.x > series. > > Since /usr/bin/python will now point to the 3.x binary, any program requiring > 2.x needs to point to /usr/bin/python2 instead. All our packages have been > updated accordingly, but any remaining issues found can be reported to the bug > tracker (not the forums or mailing lists). > > AUR and third-party packages/projects using Python will likely need updating > to > reflect this move, as many programs are still incompatible with Python 3. > > URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/python-is-now-python-3/ > _______________________________________________ > arch-announce mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-announce > > > > -- > Diarmuid Bourke > [email protected] > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Python Ireland" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/pythonireland?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Ireland" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pythonireland?hl=en.
