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diff --git a/Doc/using/unix.rst b/Doc/using/unix.rst index cb690a6..773387b 100644 --- a/Doc/using/unix.rst +++ b/Doc/using/unix.rst @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ source tree. .. warning:: - ``make install`` can overwrite or masquerade the :file:`python` binary. + ``make install`` can overwrite or masquerade the :file:`python3` binary. ``make altinstall`` is therefore recommended instead of ``make install`` since it only installs :file:`{exec_prefix}/bin/python{version}`. @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ For example, on most Linux systems, the default for both is :file:`/usr`. +-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | File/directory | Meaning | +===============================================+==========================================+ -| :file:`{exec_prefix}/bin/python` | Recommended location of the interpreter. | +| :file:`{exec_prefix}/bin/python3` | Recommended location of the interpreter. | +-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | :file:`{prefix}/lib/python{version}`, | Recommended locations of the directories | | :file:`{exec_prefix}/lib/python{version}` | containing the standard modules. | @@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ For example, on most Linux systems, the default for both is :file:`/usr`. | | developing Python extensions and | | | embedding the interpreter. | +-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ -| :file:`~/.pythonrc.py` | User-specific initialization file loaded | -| | by the user module; not used by default | -| | or by most applications. | -+-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ Miscellaneous @@ -126,11 +122,11 @@ e.g. with :: and put an appropriate Shebang line at the top of the script. A good choice is usually :: - #!/usr/bin/env python + #!/usr/bin/env python3 which searches for the Python interpreter in the whole :envvar:`PATH`. However, some Unices may not have the :program:`env` command, so you may need to hardcode -``/usr/bin/python`` as the interpreter path. +``/usr/bin/python3`` as the interpreter path. To use shell commands in your Python scripts, look at the :mod:`subprocess` module. |