On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:19:32 -0800 Bob McGowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Amit T Uttamchandani wrote: > > Hey Everyone, > > > > Some of the libraries I need to use are only available for python 2.5. I > > installed it in Etch and everything works fine. > > > > I understand that Etch installs python 2.4 by default. Is there any way I > > can "force" /usr/bin/python to python 2.5? The issues are: > > > > 1. Will changing the symbolic link mess up anything? > > 2. I can simply use #!/usr/bin/python2.5 at the beginning of my scripts > > right and not worry about symlinks and all that? > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > Amit > > > > > > Option 2 is correct and will work fine for your situation. So, I'd > suggest staying with option 2, for now. > > I'm not a Python user, so I can't vouch for it, but there could be > changes in 2.5 that have unexpected repercussions with 2.4 code. I > would leave changing the symlinks/alternatives to the developers and > release engineers. > You are right, I will leave the symlinks/alternatives to the devs. Thanks for your reply. Amit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
