* net/tramp-sh.el (tramp-get-remote-python): Also search for

executables named "python2" or "python3".
(tramp-get-remote-uid-with-python): Use parentheses around
arguments to `print' to make it compatible with Python 3.
(tramp-get-remote-gid-with-python): Ditto.

Fixes: debbugs:18118

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 1d00a180e9c..776c6600694 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-2014-07-28  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+2014-07-28  Emilio C. Lopes  <eclig@gmx.net>
+
+        * net/tramp-sh.el (tramp-get-remote-python): Also search for
+        executables named "python2" or "python3".
+        (tramp-get-remote-uid-with-python): Use parentheses around
+        arguments to `print' to make it compatible with Python 3.
+        (tramp-get-remote-gid-with-python): Ditto.  (Bug#18118)
+
+22014-07-28  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
         * window.el (window--pixel-to-total): Use FRAME's root window, not
         that of the selected frame.  (Bug#18112, Bug#16674)
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
index 315bc08d0ef..e234162bd4a 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
@@ -5256,7 +5256,9 @@ Return ATTR."
 (defun tramp-get-remote-python (vec)
   (with-tramp-connection-property vec "python"
     (tramp-message vec 5 "Finding a suitable `python' command")
-    (tramp-find-executable vec "python" (tramp-get-remote-path vec))))
+    (or (tramp-find-executable vec "python" (tramp-get-remote-path vec))
+        (tramp-find-executable vec "python2" (tramp-get-remote-path vec))
+        (tramp-find-executable vec "python3" (tramp-get-remote-path vec)))))
 
 (defun tramp-get-remote-uid-with-python (vec id-format)
   (tramp-send-command-and-read
@@ -5264,8 +5266,8 @@ Return ATTR."
    (format "%s -c \"%s\""
            (tramp-get-remote-python vec)
            (if (equal id-format 'integer)
-               "import os; print os.getuid()"
-             "import os, pwd; print '\\\"' + pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0] + '\\\"'"))))
+               "import os; print (os.getuid())"
+             "import os, pwd; print ('\\\"' + pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0] + '\\\"')"))))
 
 (defun tramp-get-remote-uid (vec id-format)
   (with-tramp-connection-property vec (format "uid-%s" id-format)
@@ -5305,8 +5307,8 @@ Return ATTR."
    (format "%s -c \"%s\""
            (tramp-get-remote-python vec)
            (if (equal id-format 'integer)
-               "import os; print os.getgid()"
-             "import os, grp; print '\\\"' + grp.getgrgid(os.getgid())[0] + '\\\"'"))))
+               "import os; print (os.getgid())"
+             "import os, grp; print ('\\\"' + grp.getgrgid(os.getgid())[0] + '\\\"')"))))
 
 (defun tramp-get-remote-gid (vec id-format)
   (with-tramp-connection-property vec (format "gid-%s" id-format)