Re: [gentoo-user] Q: What is "python-exec2c"? Why would "python3" dispatched through it not see an installed copy of pyyaml?

[Neil Bothwick]

On Sun, 7 Mar 2021 23:47:26 +0000, Neil Bothwick wrote:

> > So, I go back and eselect 3.8.
> > I then try to perform some basic maintainence which fails for
> > lack of a python module I think is installed for python 3.8.
>
> If your system has been built entirely with PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_8"
> then all installed modules should be available.
>
> > Q: Is there no way to have a consistent version of Python on
> >    the system?
>
> Yes, make sure PYTHON_TARGETS and your chosen version of python match.

I forgot to add that PYTHON_TARGETS can include multiple versions, so the
sensible option in your situation may be to set it to "python3_8 python3_9".


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Neil Bothwick

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