Use pyston along side or instead of pyston3

[AverageComet250]

The current command to execute pyston is currently pyston3.

I understand that this is done to mirror python itself, but creating a second symlink named pyston or replacing the pyston3 symlink may be a better option, as there is no version of pyston that is using that symlink, unlike the python symlink which is used by py 2.

[kmod]

I don't have a strong opinion on this, and my default would be to not provide it because it's easier to add it later than to remove it. Anyone else have an opinion?

[kmod]

Oh I was confused, are you talking about when you run make? It looks like our distribution package installs the pyston symlink

[AverageComet250]

To run pyston toy use the pyston3 command. Can we have a symlink named just pyston alongside or instead of the pyston3 symlink.

[kmod]

I believe what you are asking for already exists. If it doesn't for you, could you provide some more detail about how you installed pyston?

[AverageComet250]

I'm running pyston2.2 on Ubuntu wsl2 and I installed from the deb file.

At the minute, I have pip-pyston3 aliased to pip and pyston3 aliased to pyston, but I'd like it if the second alias was a symlink, and there was a better command for the package manager, like ppm (pyston package manager), which is exactly the same as pip but with a different command

[kmod]

Hmm I'm not sure what to say, it works for me:

$ wget https://github.com/pyston/pyston/releases/download/pyston_2.2/pyston_2.2_20.04.deb
$ sudo apt install ./pyston_2.2_20.04.deb
$ pyston
Python 3.8.8 (heads/rel2.2:6287d61613, Apr 29 2021, 15:46:12)
[Pyston 2.2.0, GCC 9.3.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

Could you try uninstalling pyston and reinstalling by these steps and let me know if it works for you?

[AverageComet250]

Maybe it didn't install properly since I downloaded the file and installed it from my windows downloads folder

[undingen]

Closing this issue because it seems it's working now. If you are still having problems please open it again.