pyversions
List available Python interpreter versions on Debian
TLDR
List installed Python versions
$ pyversions -i
Show supported versions$ pyversions -s
Show default version$ pyversions -d
Show requested versions$ pyversions -r
SYNOPSIS
pyversions [options]
DESCRIPTION
pyversions is a Debian-specific utility that reports information about Python 2 interpreter versions available on the system. It can list installed versions, supported versions, the default version, and versions requested by packages through their debian/control metadata.
The tool is primarily used by Debian packaging infrastructure and maintainer scripts to determine which Python versions to build against or depend on. It is part of the python-minimal package and has a Python 3 counterpart in py3versions.
PARAMETERS
-i
Installed versions.-s
Supported versions.-d
Default version.-r
Requested versions.-v
All version info.
CAVEATS
Debian/Ubuntu specific. Part of python-minimal.
HISTORY
pyversions is a Debian utility for Python version management.
SEE ALSO
python(1), py3versions(1), update-alternatives(1)