win2k multiple versions config question

[Vincent Wehren]

rzantow at ntelos.net wrote:
> I currently have both 2.3 and 2.4 on my Win2k computer. For the most
> part, I've been able to run each version, but I'm not configured
> completely correctly and I've run into a snafu. I downloaded LGT to try
> it out today; it uses PyGame (which as far as I know doesn't work with
> 2.4 yet -- or am I wrong here?), and OpenGL, and maybe has other
> dependencies. At any rate, the error I am seeing apparently involves
> OpenGL, and looks like this:
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "D:\Dld\LGT\doc\dev_pygame.py", line 3, in ?
>     import LGT
>   File "..\LGT\__init__.py", line 2, in ?
>     import video
>   File "..\LGT\video.py", line 1, in ?
>     from OpenGL.GL import *
>   File "d:\Python23\lib\site-packages\OpenGL\__init__.py", line 26, in
> ?
>     from GL.GL__init___ import __numeric_present__, __numeric_support__
>   File "d:\Python23\lib\site-packages\OpenGL\GL\__init__.py", line 2,
> in ?
>     from GL__init__ import *
>   File "d:\Python23\lib\site-packages\OpenGL\GL\GL__init__.py", line 2,
> in ?
>     import GL__init___
> ImportError: Module use of python23.dll conflicts with this version of
> Python.
> 
> I'm not sure what "this version" of Python should be here. I have a
> Pythonpath that refers to the 2.3 tree; neither 2.3 nor 2.4 is
> referenced in my Path variable. There is no evident reference to 2.4
> active (at least not that I can find). The message seems to be telling
> me that the OpenGL module uses 2.3, which should be correct, but maybe
> I'm reading it wrong. Can anybody set me on the right track here?
> 

When you enter "python" in the command line, does python 2.4 appear, or
python 2.3? If it's 2.4, be explicit about wanting 2.3 and run the 
script like so:

d:\Python23\python name_of_scriptfile.py



HTH,

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Vincent Wehren