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		JeremyBanks on Feb 26, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python: language moratorium is lifted This is a mistake on the part of Arch. The Python team intended that "python" would be the canonical name for the Python 2 binary, with "python3" used where Python 3 was intended.

orlandu63 on Feb 26, 2011 [–]

Have you any citations to back up that statement?

jnoller on Feb 26, 2011 | [–]

It's been hashed out over years on the Python-dev list.

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