[Tutor] Python 3.2 Install Not Responding To Python Command!!

[Rohan Sachdeva]

Just so you know there is a PPA for 3.2 -
https://launchpad.net/~irie/+archive/python3.2

Should make things a lot easier.

Rohan

On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Nevins Duret <duretn at bellsouth.net> wrote:

>  On 04/09/2011 02:32 PM, Walter Prins wrote:
>
>
>
> On 9 April 2011 17:44, Nevins Duret <duretn at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>>  Compiling with Ubuntu
>>
>> # get required packages for buildsudo apt-get install build-essential libncursesw5-dev libreadline5-dev libssl-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libsqlite3-dev tk-dev
>>  # get sourcewget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.2/Python-3.2.tgz && tar -xvf Python-3.2.tgz
>>  # make install
>> ./configuremakesudo make altinstall
>>  # make 3.2 the default python system wide (number 1 at the end stays there)sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python opt/py32/bin 1
>>  # ensure various versions of python play nice with each othersudo update-alternatives --config python
>>
>>
>> Again I really appreciate your help, getting over this hurdle would help me be confident in what goes on under the hood.
>> At this point, it seems that I will need instructions on how to remove python3.2 in order to get a reattempt at installing it
>> properly.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> OK... It's usually preferable if at all possible to install things using
> the system's package manager -- is there any particular reason that you must
> use Python 3.2 and can't install Python 3.1.2, which is available in the
> repositories? It may be installed by simply doing:
>
> sudo apt-get install python3-all
>
> As for fixing/undoing any problems in your system -- I'm reluctant to try
> and fix that via this list and without more information.  I'd therefore
> suggest asking on the Ubuntu community forums programming sub-forum.
> http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=310
>
> Walter
>
>
>  Hello Walter,
>
>     I can't thank you enough for your help.  Yes, I usually use the
> Synaptic Package Manager, however in this case, Python version 3.2 is not on
> the Synaptic package Manager.  This is why I chose to build it from source.
> As far as what I think is causing this when I go in the Terminal and type:
> p me out.
> sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python/python3.2 python
> /opt/py32/bin/python3.2 1
>
> I get this as an error message:
>
> update-alternatives: renaming python link from /usr/bin/python to
> /usr/bin/python/python3.2.
> update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative
> /opt/py32/bin because link group python is broken.
> update-alternatives: error: unable to make
> /usr/bin/python/python3.2.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/python: No
> such file or directory
>
> I must add that I am running this in the Terminal under the Python-3.2
> directory that I uncompressed after I downloaded it.  The reason why I'm
> using this version of Python is because Blender2.5, a 3D animation open
> source program is built on Python3.2 and requires it if I am to develop it
> using CMAKE.  And, so far, I have blender installed on /opt/py32.
>
>     I really appreciate your help, and am learning tons by going through
> this.  I understand that posting this question here may not be suitable, but
> I'm confident someone will be able to help me out.
> Thanks so much.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Nevins Duret
>
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