On Nov 11, 2014, at 03:52 PM, Neal McBurnett wrote:
I should have clarified my point better. Scott's message recommended putting
python, rather than python2 in shebangs, since it works in more distros.
That seems to be In contrast with PEP 394, which says to use python2 rather
than python,
PEP 394 and 397 suggest a simplified form `#!python2` — it works on Windows
7 and 8 just fine.
But Ubuntu 14.04 claims ‘no such file’, though python2 is in PATH.
I googled that issue and found only similar issue with DOS line endings, but
I’m sure that mine script contains Unix ones.
So I
On Tue, 2014-11-11 at 18:02 +0100, GatoLoko wrote:
Since different distributions and unix systems may have different paths,
you may want to use the env utility in a shebang like #!/usr/bin/env
python2.
Using /usr/bin/env will cause problems in certain conditions, such as
when running under a
On Nov 11, 2014, at 01:04 PM, Rodney Dawes wrote:
Using /usr/bin/env will cause problems in certain conditions, such as
when running under a virtualenv and other such environments.
The general recommendation is that /usr/bin/env is a good shebang to use when
your package is under development,
On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 13:04:38 Rodney Dawes wrote:
On Tue, 2014-11-11 at 18:02 +0100, GatoLoko wrote:
Since different distributions and unix systems may have different paths,
you may want to use the env utility in a shebang like #!/usr/bin/env
python2.
Using /usr/bin/env will
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 01:35:09PM -0500, Scott Kitterman wrote:
On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 13:04:38 Rodney Dawes wrote:
On Tue, 2014-11-11 at 18:02 +0100, GatoLoko wrote:
Since different distributions and unix systems may have different paths,
you may want to use the env utility in a
On Nov 11, 2014, at 11:48 AM, Neal McBurnett wrote:
I'm glad that python2 is in Debian and Ubuntu (do you know offhand which
releases?). Which distros is it still not supported in? Are they likely to
catch up?
Sorry, I don't know off-hand.
Do you see a path to a world where compliance with
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 05:19:38PM -0500, Barry Warsaw wrote:
On Nov 11, 2014, at 11:48 AM, Neal McBurnett wrote:
I'm glad that python2 is in Debian and Ubuntu (do you know offhand which
releases?). Which distros is it still not supported in? Are they likely to
catch up?
Sorry, I don't
On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 15:52:22 Neal McBurnett wrote:
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 05:19:38PM -0500, Barry Warsaw wrote:
On Nov 11, 2014, at 11:48 AM, Neal McBurnett wrote:
I'm glad that python2 is in Debian and Ubuntu (do you know offhand which
releases?). Which distros is it still not
