Wget2 bootstrap and "Unknown option: --"

[Jeffrey Walton]

Hi Everyone/Tim,

Are you guys interested in this? It's from a Ubuntu 4 system. Python
is there, but it is antique.

What I have found is, the best way to check Python's version is
'python -V'. It works on old and new Python.

Jeff

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Unknown option: --
usage: python [option] ... [-c cmd | file | -] [arg] ...
Try `python -h' for more information.
./bootstrap: Error: 'python' not found

./bootstrap: Please install the prerequisite programs

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And:

$ python --version
Unknown option: --

$ python -V
Python 2.3.4