On Jun 14, 1:31 pm, Kevin Walzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Fisher wrote: > > Hi Groupies, > > > I have an Intel Macbook running OS X 10.4. > > > It came installed with Python 2.3.5. I have since installed MacPython > > with version 2.4.4, cool. > > > When I open a bash terminal session and type python, it brings up > > version 2.3.5. If I type IDLE it brings up version 2.4.4. > > > My question: what do I have to do to get it to bring up 2.4.4 with the > > "python" command? > > > Thanks for bringing light to my ignorance. > > > JF > > Sounds like a path problem. Apple's system Python is installed in > /usr/bin. Your installation is probably in /usr/local/bin. Edit your > profile or use the full path. > > -- > Kevin Walzer > Code by Kevinhttp://www.codebykevin.com
The default python on tiger (2.3.5) is sym-linked to /usr/bin/python and /usr/bin/pythonw. I found it easier to relink to the new installation path. This also leaves /usr/bin/python23 and /usr/bin/pythonw23 still linked to the original version if you want to quickly check something. Cheers, Ted -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
