linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] diffconfig: use python3 instead of python in Shebang line

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Message-ID: <CAHp75Vf=Ba+e8PDsvi8eDiuNDvC6Pfx3RsRAkaOZvD26Z2pnQA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:31:07 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>,
        Finn Behrens <me@...enk.de>,
        BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] diffconfig: use python3 instead of python in Shebang line

On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:28 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 2:17 AM Scott Branden
> <scott.branden@...adcom.com> wrote:
> >
> > Use python3 instead of python in diffconfig Shebang line.
> > python2 was sunset January 1, 2000 and environments do not need
> > to support python any more.

> Just from curiosity, what problem is this solving?
>
> Is there a distribution where 'python' does not exist,
> but 'python3' does ?

Yes. Called surprise surprise Debian
An it's a rare case when I agree with them.


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko