use Python 2.x explicitly for node-gyp compat #1
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Description of the Change
If you have installed Python 3 and it is your default
python
, then installing some packages will fail. This change fixes the ambiguity by using thepython2
command that is available and will always use Python 2.xWhen
python
is version 3.xWhen
python
is version 2.xBenefits
This will allow installing packages that use
gyp
when the system Python is version 3.xApplicable Issues
atom#698
Floobits/atom-term3#88