Gentoo is python centric, although python3 is not yet in the main portage tree, but can be setup using an overlay http://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/python/
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:36 AM, Dave Crouse <dc...@crouse.us> wrote: > It's not a newbie distro by any means, but i am very fond of Arch Linux. > It has 3 versions of python available. Currently, > > python24 2.4.6-1 > python 2.6.2-1 > python3 3.0.1-1 > > are all very simple to install in Arch. I have 2.6 and 3.0 both installed. > > [cro...@veronica ~]$ python --version > Python 2.6.2 > [cro...@veronica ~]$ python3 --version > Python 3.0.1 > [cro...@veronica ~]$ > > installing python3 is as simple as : pacman -S python3 > > Once configured and setup, Arch provides an awesome platform for python. > I am a bit biased though :) ymmv > > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 11:22 AM, W W <sri...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 3:57 AM, Michael Bernhard Arp Sørensen >> <mich...@arpsorensen.dk> wrote: >>> >>> <snip> >>> I just wished that Python was upgraded in the distros. If I want to play >>> with Python3, I will need to compile it my self and specify which Python >>> interpretor to use in each Python file. But this is a small problem. <snip> >> >> In Ubuntu Jaunty(?)- 8.11 I believe- you can apt-get the python3 package (or >> whatever you use). I think there's also a python 2.6 package and the default >> is python 2.5. >> >> I'm assuming you use terminal, and if so you can setup aliases in your >> .bashrc to go into whatever "mode" you want. Just add these lines to your >> .bashrc >> >> alias pymode3='alias python="python3"' >> alias pymode1.6='alias python="python1.6"' >> >> I forget if/how to change ipython between versions of python though. You'd >> just have to put similar aliases in your bash file. >> >> HTH, >> Wayne >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tutor maillist - tu...@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - tu...@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor