Shane Geiger wrote: > You don't have to uninstall 2.4.4 to use 2.5. Just change where the > symlink points: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~\ 14:45:35$ ls -la /usr/bin/python > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 24 Mar 1 12:48 /usr/bin/python -> > /usr/local/bin/python2.5 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~\ 14:45:40$ >
I have been chastised on this list for a similar suggestion (notably re-linking /usr/bin/python) as it may break the system because the particular version installed may be required for some scripts in the system. Probably better is to create a link in ~/bin and make sure ~/bin is first in the path. Bash experts--please say how to do this because bash is default for OSX and is undoubtedly what the OP is using. I use csh. Better, even than this is to install ipython under 2.5 and put the following script in your ~/bin (name it python): #! /bin/csh -f #second line of script (include above) if ($#argv == 0) then /usr/local/bin/ipython # <==or wherever ipython is else /usr/local/bin/python2.5 $argv endif #end of script It doesn't matter if you use bash, the above script, though csh, will run fine. Now type this in a terminal: "chmod a+x ~/bin/python". Now you can use ipython or python depending on whether you supply arguments. ipython will launch if you supply none (which means you want an interactive interpreter) and "regular" python2.5 will launch if you give it a script name--avoiding jumping into the ipython interpreter after the script finishes. If you don't know what ipython is, you are missing out. James -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
