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

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Date:   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:56:15 -0800
From:   Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     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

Hi Andy,

On 2021-01-21 12:35 p.m., Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> 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
It doesn't look like your change made it into 5.11-rc but I think it should be added?