> I'd like to install Python 3000 on my computers (Mac, and possibly > Windows), without messing up the existing versions. So far, I've > always relied on using ".msi" on Windows and ".dmg" on the Mac. > > From the Python site, I read (different version, but still...): > ---- > Unpack the archive with tar -zxvf Python-2.4.4.tgz ... Change to the > Python-2.4.4 directory and run the "./configure", "make", "make > install" commands to compile and install Python. > ---- > The step that gets me worried is the "make install" one... I don't > want it to take over as default. I would like to be able to invoke it > by typing "python3k ..." from anywhere and have it work - while still > having "python" invoke the default 2.5 version.
I recommend that you then do use the prebuilt binaries, at least where available, i.e. http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.0/ For OSX, I recommend to use a different --prefix for installing, e.g. /usr/local/py3k. All files then go into that directory, and nothing else lives in it. To invoke it, you give /usr/local/py3k/bin/python; if you want to make a python3k link someone in your path - that would be your choice. HTH, Martin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
