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[Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problem is that in the Linux world there is no real, final, decision on what to do with the name "python". So, at least in Debian/Ubuntu, we have no plans on having /usr/bin/python to ever 
 point to anything that is not Python 2.  In Arch Linux, the situation is the opposite instead…

There is https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/ that tried to reach a
conclusion, but it actually caused even more confusion, so the world is
all in flux.

Having said that, if you explicitly write "python3" you are quite sure
it will be run under python3, so it's generally a good idea, IMHO.

If there really are shebangs or calls to python instead of python3, but
the targets are compatible, then the distributions can patch those to
python3 as needed without much trouble anyway, so, for now, we can
consider this issue over.  Later, in a few years, once the situation on
the interpreter name stabilizes, this choice can be reviewed.

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Title:
  inkscape: Port to Python 3

Status in Inkscape:
  Fix Committed
Status in inkscape package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in inkscape package in Debian:
  Confirmed
Status in inkscape package in Fedora:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  inkscape: Use/Port of Python3 needed, or considering demotion.

  Currently seeded in usb (???), owned by desktop-packages.

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