Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

> Switching to default Py3 is a breaking change

Not only breaking, but also completely unnecessary




Python 2.7 being EOL at a future date means switching to Python 3 is needed


Perhaps then a better solution is just to remove the `/usr/bin/python` symlink, and make scripts be explicit in their dependency list.

It would be a small change (that could be automated) in packages, and removes any confusion about what /usr/bin/python means.


Sounds like a dangerous precedent to start removing symlinks or otherwise not linking to the latest version? Is that just a foil to stand in for proper updates to other scripts and such.

Shouldn't instead scripts be updated either to be compatible with latest python or to specify the version they demand?


even if Guido denounces 2 completely, I'm ready to bet some $$ that 2 will be alive and well long after that date




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: