eselect python doesn't seem to be working?

[ottembomb]

Good morning

 

after a bit of a rocky transition to the new kit setup, I've noticed that eselect set python X doesn't seem to be working:

mediaserver ~ # eselect python list
Available Python interpreters, in order of preference:
  [1]   python3.4
  [2]   python3.6
  [3]   python2.7 (fallback)

mediaserver ~ # eselect python set 1
mediaserver ~ # eselect python list
Available Python interpreters, in order of preference:
  [1]   python3.4
  [2]   python3.6
  [3]   python2.7 (fallback)

No asterisk after python3.4

 

However eselect kernel seems to be working appropriately:

mediaserver ~ # eselect kernel list
Available kernel symlink targets:
  [1]   linux-4.9.4-gentoo
  [2]   linux-4.9.7-gentoo
  [3]   linux-4.10.1-gentoo
  [4]   linux-4.10.4-gentoo
  [5]   linux-4.10.13-gentoo
  [6]   linux-4.11.3-gentoo
  [7]   linux-4.12.1-gentoo
  [8]   linux-4.12.4-gentoo
  [9]   linux-4.13.3-gentoo *
  [10]  linux-4.13.4-gentoo
  [11]  linux-4.13.5-gentoo

Is this normal?

 

THanks in advance,

 

 

[Sandro]

It is all right;

The first in the list will be the "default" then the others. for example:

ci74771ht ~ # eselect python list
Available Python interpreters, in order of preference:
  [1]   python3.4
  [2]   python3.5
  [3]   python2.7

Then 3.4 will be the default.

 

Now i make:

ci74771ht ~ # eselect python list
Available Python interpreters, in order of preference:
  [1]   python3.5
  [2]   python3.4
  [3]   python2.7

Now the first in list is the python3.5 (that i've unmasked for my necessity).

 

If I want  python-3.4 at first

# eselect python  set 2
# eselect python list
Available Python interpreters, in order of preference:
  [1]   python3.4
  [2]   python3.5
  [3]   python2.7

if you want to see with your eyes, you can install

# emerge python-updater

Then

# python-updater

In Funtoo python-updater is deprecated cause the work will be made by Portage itself .... _'_

[rsa4046]

Hi ottembomb, what about inserting the --python3 action to list or set.

 # eselect python list
Available Python interpreters, in order of preference:
  [1]   python2.7
  [2]   python3.4

?

?

E.g.,

 # eselect python  list --python3
Available Python 3 interpreters, in order of preference:
  [1]   python3.4

[Sandro]

Ugh isa4046 : excuse me :| we are wrote at the same time ....

excuse me i can see now your answer :|

[dhudson]

I saw in a news item a while ago that eselect python would go away..

No idea if it did butl I think ego is taking care of it since change to kits.

an example

editing of /etc/ego.conf
setting python-kit = 3.6-prime
running epro update.

 

info is from https://bugs.funtoo.org/projects/FL/issues/FL-4270?filter=allissues

 

I know that bug was concerning lv2 but shows how to correctly switch python versions with kits. IMO.

 

Please correct me if i'm wrong!

 

dave

[ottembomb]

Thanks to you all for the help.

[Sandro]

ci74771ht ~ # cat /etc/ego.conf
# This is the ego.conf file

[kits]

# You can set your default kits here. Unset kits will use the Funtoo default prime/master
# branch by default.

# python-kit = 3.6-prime

# core-hw-kit = master
# core-kit = master
# desktop-kit = master
# dev-kit = master
# editors-kit = master
# games-kit = master
# gnome-kit = master
# java-kit = master
# kde-kit = master
# media-kit = master
# net-kit = master
# nokit = master
# perl-kit =master
# php-kit = master
# python-kit = master
# science-kit = master
# security-kit = master
# text-kit = master
# xorg-kit = master

I've added all kits in /etc/ego.conf but commented.

If you want to switch to master ... you can uncomment one or more raw in this files to use "master branch".

 

But is only a idea of mine ; in the future there will be commands to control kits with new instructions.

At this moment i work with this "method" (that is very simply).

 

Bye :)