“Proper way” to manage multiple versions of Python on archlinux
So I have read this - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Python And it is clear from this wiki that I can install Python 2.7.2 via pacman -S python2 Is it reasonable for me to create a symlink to python2 ln -s python2 /usr/bin/python if I don't forsee myself switching to python 3.0 any time soon? Or is there a better way of managing multiple python versions like what I usually use on a debian system (update-alternatives --config python) or on a mac os x system (python select)? CLARIFICATION: What I am trying to find out is - what is the "best practice" of managing various python versions on