[Tutor] Python 2.4.1 on Mndrk Linux 10.1 - path

[Andy Dani]

Thanks  Nick,

Any idea about the second question? When I python from /usr/loca/Python-2.4.1/bin, it does launch the interpreter but with an traceback error saying there is some conflict with "import readline" line on pythonrc.py file located somewhere in /etc/ directory. Is there any harm If I comment the it out (import readline)?

Thanks - Andy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Lunt" <nick at javacat.f2s.com>
To: "Andy Dani" <andy.dani at lycos.com>, tutor at python.org
Subject: RE: [Tutor] Python 2.4.1 on Mndrk Linux 10.1 - path
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:12:33 +0100

> 
> Hi Andy,
> 
> 
> > Behalf Of Andy Dani
> >
> > Python 2.3.2 came with the linux distribution which is located in
> > /usr/lib.
> >
> > Installed 2.4.1 in /usr/local/Python-2.4.1
> >
> > updated /etc/profile path so IDLE or "python" would point to the
> > latest version (2.4.1).
> >
> >     PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/Python-2.4.1/:."
> >     export PATH
> >
> > But it is still pointing to the old one unless I go
> > /use/local/Python-2.4.1/python.
> >
> > I want to be able to launch and run python 2.4.1, from the user
> > account so I do not need to be "root" every time.
> 
> The default install of python on Mandrake probably install the python
> executable in /usr/bin/python.
> /usr/bin/ is in your PATH, so if you put PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/Python-2.4.1
> in /etc/profile it will still pick up the default python install.
> 
> Try typing 'which python' at the command line and see what it picks up.
> Chances are it will be /usr/bin/python.
> 
> You could solve this by either putting
> PATH=/path/to/my/wanted/python/dir:$PATH in /etc/profile (or
> ~/.bash_profile) or by putting an alias in ~/.bashrc, such as 'alias
> python='path/to/my/wanted/python/dir/python'.
> 
> What I must stress is that you do not overwrite your default python
> installation, leave it as it is, otherwise many of mandrakes GUI tools will
> no work.
> 
> I hope that helps, feel free to ask more questions about this as I have had
> to overcome the same issue on RHEL serveral times.
> 
> Hth,
> Nick .



Thank You

Andy
andy.dani at lycos.com
(647) 222 9073

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