On 21/07/2011 10:08 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:55:28 +1000 > Mark Hammond<skippy.hammond at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > The two proposals >>> overlap but are not mutually exclusive. For future pythons, 'python33' >>> is easier to remember and type than 'py -v 3.3' or whatever the proposed >>> encantation is. >> >> 'py -3.3' - less chars to type than 'python33' and with no need to have >> every Python directory on your PATH. IMO it is also simple enough that >> people will remember it fairly easily. > > Given that Python 2.x has a "-3" option, isn't "py -3.3" kind of > confusing, at least to the eye? A little, yeah, but IMO practicality beats purity here. I'd probably feel different if I felt 'python -3' was regularly used and would continue to be so in the future. Also, I think most people who would potentially use 'python -3' will be aware that running 'py' is a totally different command and will adjust accordingly (either by continuing to use 'python -3' or adjusting to running 'py -2 -3'.) The PEP does make explicit mention of this... Cheers, Mark
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