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Title: Recommended location of the interpreter for Python 3
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.2, Python 3.3
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: eric.araujo Nosy List: docs@python, eric.araujo, lregebro, python-dev
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2011-09-05 05:50 by lregebro, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg143508 - (view) Author: Lennart Regebro (lregebro) Date: 2011-09-05 05:50
The documentation on Using Python, 2.3. Python-related paths and files says that "exec_prefix/bin/python" is the recommended location for the interpreter, while for Python 3 it's "exec_prefix/bin/python3".

http://docs.python.org/py3k/using/unix.html#python-related-paths-and-files
msg143771 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2011-09-09 17:11
New changeset 4c7566669be5 by Éric Araujo in branch '3.2':
Fix current name of the Python 3 binary on Unix (#12896).
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4c7566669be5
msg143772 - (view) Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-09-09 17:13
Thanks for the report.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:21adminsetgithub: 57105
2011-09-09 17:13:12eric.araujosetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
messages: + msg143772

stage: resolved
2011-09-09 17:11:27python-devsetnosy: + python-dev
messages: + msg143771
2011-09-09 16:54:38eric.araujosetassignee: docs@python -> eric.araujo

nosy: + eric.araujo
versions: - Python 3.1
2011-09-05 05:50:31lregebrocreate