Bug 1271578 - No /usr/bin/python3
Summary: No /usr/bin/python3
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora EPEL
Classification: Fedora
Component: python34
Version: epel7
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Python Maintainers
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-10-14 10:32 UTC by Avi Kivity
Modified: 2017-01-10 16:13 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: python34-3.4.5-3.el7.x86_64
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Last Closed: 2017-01-10 16:13:35 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Avi Kivity 2015-10-14 10:32:33 UTC 
Description of problem:

Many python3 files start with

  #!/usr/bin/python3

but they cannot start, because there is no such name on the filesystem.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
python34-3.4.3-2.el7.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. python3

Actual results:
bash: python3: command not found

Expected results:
Python 3.4.3 (default, Jun 19 2015, 05:46:30) 
[GCC 4.8.3 20140911 (Red Hat 4.8.3-9)] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> 


Additional info:
Comment 2 Felix Schwarz 2017-01-10 10:25:52 UTC 
As of January 2017 we have python34-3.4.5-3.el7.x86_64 which provides /usr/bin/python3 so this bug can be closed (even though some people did not really like the change, see bug 1319880).

(I'm a bit hesitant to close this myself as I don't interfere with the proper EPEL maintainers.)
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