[Bug 1869447] [NEW] python-is-python3 & python-is-python2 do not Provides: python

[Liz Fong-Jones]

Public bug reported:

This is a bug in Focal prerelease.

Third-party packages like Steam currently appear to Depend: upon python,
but nothing Provides: python, only Conflicts: python.

I believe that python-is-... should Provide: python so that packages
that expect to use /usr/bin/python aren't surprised.

** Affects: python-defaults (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: python3-defaults (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: what-is-python (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Also affects: what-is-python (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: python3-defaults (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: python-defaults (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** No longer affects: python (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  python-is-python3 & python-is-python2 do not Provides: python

Status in python-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in python3-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in what-is-python package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This is a bug in Focal prerelease.

  Third-party packages like Steam currently appear to Depend: upon
  python, but nothing Provides: python, only Conflicts: python.

  I believe that python-is-... should Provide: python so that packages
  that expect to use /usr/bin/python aren't surprised.

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