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Please add "pyenv list" - Improve usability for listing available versions

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Description

Please make a first level command for seeing which python versions are available. I suggest pyenv list.

Every time I need to see available versions, I have to google it because I don't remember that it is pyenv install -l and it does not show up in pyenv --help.

It is one of the most common use cases so it should be at the top level, easily identifiable in pyenv --help.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how pyenv install -l lists available Python versions and how top-level commands are shown by pyenv --help. Done means pyenv list exposes the available versions and the command is clearly visible in the help output.

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Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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