[MacPorts] #46568: `port select --set <group>` does not symlink the correct Python utilities

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#46568: `port select --set <group>` does not symlink the correct Python utilities
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 Reporter:  meitarm+macports@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect              |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal              |  Milestone:
Component:  ports               |    Version:  2.3.3
 Keywords:                      |       Port:  python27
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 As described in this Stack Overflow question
 (https://apple.stackexchange.com/q/167081/85015), the `port select --set`
 command does not activate the appropriate supporting utilities that are
 installed with the Python ports. For instance, switching the default
 system `python` from Apple's version to MacPort's version with `port
 select --set python27` does not also create a symlink so that invoking
 `easy_install` invokes MacPort's `/opt/local/bin/easy_install-2.7`. This
 means that despite switching to MacPort's `python`, Apple's own
 `easy_install` will be invoked, which can lead to confusion when different
 Python versions are used to `easy_install` eggs.

 This may be an issue with other ports, too, but I ran into this recently
 with Python and did not find an easy to way to instruct MacPorts to make
 the appropriate symlinks. (If there is such a way, I would be very
 grateful to be pointed at whatever documentation exists for doing that.)

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/46568>
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