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1. drelyn86 Python , Arch Linux

   !archlinux: !python is now Python 3: bit.ly/crotMh What do you guys think?

   Tuesday, 19-Oct-10 00:02:11 UTC from Choqok
   • Arne Babenhauserheide

     @drelyn86 does it work with *all* programs? I personally think it’s dangerous for people using custom scripts: Breaks the env.

     Tuesday, 19-Oct-10 00:08:16 UTC
   • Anthony Garcia

     @drelyn86 I think it's time for me to check my #python projects. I'm not going to bother being < 2.6 compatible anymore.

     Tuesday, 19-Oct-10 00:10:51 UTC
   • csgeek "tux" nerd ArchLinux User-community Repository

     @drelyn86 we need to fix all the !aur packages, but from what I hear/my experience... it seems to be working fine.

     Tuesday, 19-Oct-10 00:15:27 UTC
   • Doug Penner

     @drelyn86 /usr/bin/python2 didn't exist (python2 installed) until explicitly forcing a python2 upgrade, but other than that no errors yet.

     Tuesday, 19-Oct-10 00:34:07 UTC
   • drelyn86 Arne Babenhauserheide

     @arnebab yeah, it breaks a lot. But it seems that all you would need to do is make sure you run your old scripts and programs with python2

     Tuesday, 19-Oct-10 01:32:24 UTC
   • drelyn86 Anthony Garcia

     @agg my guess is the frameworks will take the longest to migrate. Google App Engine is still on 2.5

     Tuesday, 19-Oct-10 01:38:07 UTC
   • Anthony Garcia

     @drelyn86 Indeed, luckily none of my stuff uses it. I mostly make use of the standard modules, #webpy may prove to be a problem though.

     Tuesday, 19-Oct-10 01:54:56 UTC
   • drelyn86 Anthony Garcia

     @agg yeah, I'm using web2py in a few different projects, which won't be making the switch any time soon

     Tuesday, 19-Oct-10 02:13:01 UTC
   • Arne Babenhauserheide

     @drelyn86 Which would be a reason for me as user not to use it. I have some old scripts I use from time to time which would suddenly break.

     Wednesday, 20-Oct-10 12:26:51 UTC
   • Arne Babenhauserheide

     @drelyn86 who wants to use python3 can just call it with python3 <prog>

     Wednesday, 20-Oct-10 12:27:15 UTC
   • Arne Babenhauserheide

     @drelyn86 And programs in tree can easily be changed to #!/usr/bin/env python3, so you have the same effect without breaking systems.

     Wednesday, 20-Oct-10 12:27:54 UTC