[Python-Dev] Python 3 as a Default in Linux Distros

[Brian Curtin]

On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Lennart Regebro <regebro at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Lennart Regebro <regebro at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Bohuslav Kabrda <bkabrda at redhat.com> wrote:
>>> - Should we point /usr/bin/python to Python 3 when we make the move?
>>
>> No.
>
> To be more explicit. I think it's perfectly fine to not provide a
> /usr/bin/python at all, but I think pointing it to Python 3 will
> provide unhelpful error messages.

-1. For one example, this is going to add non-productive and
potentially confusing steps before any educator can use Python to
teach anything.