F23 System Wide Change: Python 3 as Default

[Josh Boyer]

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 2:49 AM, Bohuslav Kabrda <slavek at redhat.com> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Bohuslav Kabrda <slavek at redhat.com> wrote:
>> >> It is written in a scope what does 'default' stands for.
>> >> Also from a additional porting POV (packages which ain't covered by scope
>> >> and are python2 only) it is important to have stated that the default
>> >> python
>> >> for Fedora is python3 as it will help (a bit at least) as leverage for
>> >> those
>> >> who are reluctant to port their codebase to python3.
>> >
>> > Plus, this is also about Python packaging guidelines suggesting usage of
>> > #!/usr/bin/python3 hashbang by default [1] (assuming, of course, the
>> > upstream supports Python 3).
>>
>> I don't see that listed in the Change, but I don't think it needs to
>> be.  The packaging guidelines can be changed to that independently of
>> the "default" claim.  Frankly, I think the packaging guidelines should
>> be changed and in place as a prerequisite for this being approved
>> anyway.
>
> The guidelines have already been changed to say that. Please see the link that I provided in my previous mail.

Ah, excellent.  I misread your email and thought it was still to be
done.  Thank you for clarifying.

josh