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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Why exactly am I supposed to install Python 3?
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:34:22
Message-Id: 200912081831.22277.peter@humphrey.ukfsn.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Why exactly am I supposed to install Python 3? by Neil Bothwick
1 On Monday 07 December 2009 22:14:55 Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:10:18 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
3 > > The only benefit, which is questionable, is that python-3 is where its
4 > > at development-wise, and maybe perhaps the 2* series will become
5 > > unmaintained (shades of KDE-3). But I suspect that day is still far off.
6 >
7 > Also, as things are able to make use of Python 3, it will be there. But
8 > that doesn't warrant a "highly recommended", if anything needs it,
9 > portage will install it anyway.
10
11 There's another wrinkle, too. I did follow the recommendation and install
12 Python 3, but what will happen when my current 2.6.4 is upgraded to, say,
13 2.7.0 and I want to run python-updater? Will I find myself updated to version
14 3 instead?
15
16 Maybe I should just remove Python 3 pro tem.
17
18 --
19 Rgds
20 Peter

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Re: [gentoo-user] Why exactly am I supposed to install Python 3? Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>