Re: Python 3 as default
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> wrote:
> I try to keep an eye on what other distros are doing w.r.t. Python 3. Here
> are Fedora's plans:
>
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Python_3_as_Default
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Bkabrda/Py2to3GuidelineChanges
>
> Some of these things are not relevant to us (e.g. DNF vs. yum). Others are
> interesting from a Python-aficionado point of view (e.g. cloud-init and other
> upstreams).
>
> I'd like to start thinking about what it would mean for Python 3 to be the
> "default" Python in Debian. This is not "what should /usr/bin/python point
> to" - I think we're all largely in agreement that that shouldn't change, at
> least for the foreseeable future (re: PEP 394).
>
> Instead, I mean, what would it take for the basic Debian system to install
> Python 3 only by default, and have any system scripts that depend on Python be
> Python 3.
>
> Anyway, this is mostly just FYI for those who like to keep tabs on the
> competition. :)
>
> Maybe "Python 3 as default" would be a nice Jessie+1 release goal.
>
> -Barry
What is required for it to be an unofficial release goal for Jessie?
It should be an easier task than the Ubuntu 12.04 goal, since that
covers the default desktop, while for Debian it would just be the
netinstall (without any task chosen).
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