[Bug 566441] Re: pycompile defaults to python 2.5, should use python 2.6 in Lucid

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Title:
  pycompile defaults to python 2.5, should use python 2.6 in Lucid

Status in “python-defaults” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “python-defaults” source package in Lucid:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: python-minimal

  A fresh install of Lucid installs python2.6, but the python compiler
  still defaults to using python2.5.

  Unless I manually specify the python version on the command line (eg
  "pycompile -V 2.6 foo.py"), then I get the error:

    /bin/sh: python2.5: not found

  
  *** SRU evalution ***

  impact: as explained above pycompile fails unless given specific instructions how to work around the failure
  dev branch: pycompile in maverick and beyond was completely rewritten and is either unaffected or would have to be patched completely differently
  minimal patch is provided in the attachment
  TEST CASE:
  1) install python-defaults in lucid
  2) cp /usr/bin/pycompile /tmp/pycompile.py
  3) pycompile /tmp/compile.py

  Step 3 will fail, but succeed with a patched package.

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