Make launcher prefer python over python3

This patch makes the launcher script prefer `python`, when present, over `python3`. This way, the launcher uses the user's preferred `python` (which is often set up as a symbolic link to a particular python2.x or python3.x), when available.
anishathalye · Jun 26, 2019 · 9a8d292681ac540894dce3fe998be0068dfa2df5 · 9a8d292
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commit 9a8d292681ac540894dce3fe998be0068dfa2df5
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+1 −1 bin/dotbot
diff --git a/bin/dotbot b/bin/dotbot
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 # is useful because we don't know the name of the python binary.
 
 ''':' # begin python string; this line is interpreted by the shell as `:`
-which python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 && exec python3 "$0" "$@"
 which python  >/dev/null 2>&1 && exec python  "$0" "$@"
+which python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 && exec python3 "$0" "$@"
 which python2 >/dev/null 2>&1 && exec python2 "$0" "$@"
 >&2 echo "error: cannot find python"
 exit 1