On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:57 AM, stephen_b <redplusbluemakespur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have python 2.6 on OS X 10.5.8: > > $ python --version > Python 2.6.2 > > $ which python > /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python > > When installing an egg, python 2.5 shows up: > > """ > $ sudo easy_install ipython-0.10-py2.6.egg > Password: > Processing ipython-0.10-py2.6.egg > removing '/Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/ipython-0.10- > py2.6.egg' (and everything under it) > creating /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/ipython-0.10-py2.6.egg > Extracting ipython-0.10-py2.6.egg to /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages > """ > > But 2.6 is not here: > > $ ls /Library/Python > 2.3/ 2.5/ > > Launching ipython happens with Python 2.5.1 though. Is there something > I did incorrectly when installing python 2.6? >
easy_install is not a part of Python- you have to download and install setuptools yourself. You never installed setuptools for python2.6 so the 2.5 version is still the default. http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools > Stephen > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list