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

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Message-ID: <CAHp75VcLi8hjYaDXrfAjbj+Kw_FRef=xnKiXr_Kv+YUToEjHTQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:35:47 +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 10:31 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@...il.com> wrote:
>
> 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.

For the record, you seems haven't noticed:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/12/9/446

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko