python-updater says it is blocked by an old version of python.  Yet I have an 
up-to-date version of python installed.  This is keeping me from upgrading.  
Any help appreciated.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] /home/dcorbin]# emerge -uav python-updater

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild     U ] app-admin/python-updater-0.5 [0.2] 6 kB
[blocks B     ] <dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2 (is blocking 
app-admin/python-updater-0.5, app-admin/python-updater-0.2)

Total: 1 package (1 upgrade, 1 block), Size of downloads: 6 kB

!!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed
!!!        at the same time on the same system.

For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked

<snip from "emerge -s python">

*  dev-lang/python
      Latest version available: 2.5.2-r6
      Latest version installed: 2.5.2-r6
      Size of files: 9,604 kB
      Homepage:      http://www.python.org/
      Description:   Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented 
programming language.
      License:       PSF-2.2

-- 
David Corbin


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