Bug#1077793: pandoc: Pandoc trying to use python2 for filter

[John G Macfarlane <jgm@berkeley.edu>]

> On Aug 2, 2024, at 2:19 AM, Kyle Robbertze <paddatrapper@debian.org> wrote:

> It appears that pandoc will try execute the binary 'python' when running
> a .py filter, when it should be using 'python3'.

Why should it be using python3?  Pandoc filters can be written in any version of pandoc.

It is true that in your sample you have a shebang line specifying python3.  That will have an effect (like any shebang line) only if you make the file executable.