This comic is so old the punch line is in #python2
This comic is so old the punch line is in #python2
Today I learned 'bool' is a subclass of 'int' in Python.
Before Python introduced a boolean type, it used 0 and 1 for truth values. 'bool' was later designed to behave like 0 and 1 to maintain backward compatibility.
I wonder when I'll stop finding forgotten #Python2 scripts in dusty subdirectories which need hasty updating.
Apparently it won't be today.
This guide walks you through installing Python 2, from compiling the source code to setting up pip.
https://greenwebpage.com/community/how-to-install-python-2-on-ubuntu-24-04/
#python2 #webdevelopment #scripting #ubuntu #linuxadministration #greenwebpage
Si Python 2 N'est Pas Disponible Sur Votre Distribution Linux, Il Faut Le Compiler ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2718/
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./configure
make
sudo make install
Eh...
It's a rolling release, so it's got that going for it, but a lot/most of their custom utilities (such as the package manager) is still on Python 2, which is... not good.
/usr/bin/python is even a symlink to python2 which is really not good.
Small team. Looks like the original dev, who started a new distro, is going to re-work a lot of those things, which will be the basis for Solus going forward, so there's a lot of hope for newer and better utilities.
To be clear, my only real complaint so far is the python2-ness of it.
Also, they don't have a ksh package (which some of my scripts require), but I managed to compile the standard ksh2020.
I don't know if I will stay. #Python2 is kind of a deal-breaker.
Still slowly replicating my #KDE #Plasma setup from my work #Debian box. I have a lot of custom keybinds that make it a little more like i3/sway for me.
My other options are Debian testing, #FreeBSD (probably will lose the ability to run KSP), or #OpenSuSE tumbleweed (if they can ever just enable polkit by default, already).