Can I have both Python 2.7 and Python 3.1 at the same time on the Mac?

[Gerry Reno]

On 01/06/2011 02:44 PM, Bill Felton wrote:
> Hi All,
> I'm new to python, trying to learn it from a variety of resources, including references posted recently to this list.
> I'm going through /www.openbookproject.net/thinkCSpy/ and find it makes use of gasp, which apparently is not compatible with 3.1.
> I've also seen various resources indicate that one can install both Python 2.7 and Python 3.1 -- but when I did this, I get no end of problems in the 2.7 install.  IDLE, in particular, fails rather spectacularly, even if I launch it directly from the Python 2.7 directory in which it resides.
> So, either I've been misled and should only try to have one or the other.  OR I'm missing some (probably simple) step that's mucking me up.
> Help?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
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You probably want to use 'virtualenv' for keeping things separated.