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[Russell E Owen]

At 12:33 PM -0600 2006-02-28, Bob Ippolito wrote:
>On Feb 28, 2006, at 12:13 PM, Russell E. Owen wrote:
>
>>In article <6B3B4ACB-7FA1-4D24-8689-20ACEA656F96 at mac.com>,
>>  Ronald Oussoren <ronaldoussoren at mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>...you will have to make sure that /Library/Frameworks/
>>Python.framework/Versions/2.4/bin
>>is at the start of your PATH.
>>
>>If you use bash[1]  is you should create a .bash_profile file in your
>>home directory that
>>contains the line PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
>>2.4/bin:$PATH".
>>
>>It seems unfortunate to put that long complicated mess into the path,
>>and then have to redo it when python 2.5 comes out.
>
>The long way is the right way. Having to change your path when a new 
>version of Python is installed is not a bad thing.

OK, I'll do the long path.

But I'm still puzzled about hard-coding the version. Why not just use:

PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
Current/bin:$PATH"

and automatically get the current version? It seems to me that would 
be best for most users and that experts who want finer control would 
know what to do.

-- Russell