In article <50ca1bd0-b8d5-478c-aeaf-dd2b83187...@j38g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>, Rey Bango <reyba...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd like to upgrade the installed version of Python that came standard > on OS X (Leopard) with either 2.6.1 or 3.0.1. Before I stick my foot > in it, I just wanted to get a better understanding of the process. > > If I download the disk image installer from here: > http://www.python.org/download/ > will it allow me to upgrade my existing version or is it more involved > (eg: making a new build). > > I've looked through the python.org page for upgrade instructions for a > Mac and haven't found it.
The python.org OS X installers install a self-contained version of python for each major version of python, i.e. the 2.6.x installers install or upgrade python2.6, 3.0.x -> python3.0. They do not interfere with or disturb the Apple-supplied 2.5.x version. Multiple versions of python can co-exist on OS X. See, for instance: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.apple/15546> -- Ned Deily, n...@acm.org -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
