> I would like to have a python script that would download the most > recent svn of python, configure, make, install and cleanup after > itself. I am not replacing the python version I would be using to run > the script. > I was struggling to get this to work and I assume someone else has > done it better. Any pointers?
Assuming you are on linux I recommend not using a python script for this but rather a shell script. From a python script you would most of the time be calling shell commands anyway. In a shell script you would do something like this: ################################ #!/bin/bash svn checkout ........................ cd whatever ./configure --whatever-options-you-like make # you probably want to run this as root make install # you probably don't want to be root anymore cd .. rm -rf whatever ################################ If you are on windows I assume a similar strategy is best. Cheers, Daniel -- Psss, psss, put it down! - http://www.cafepress.com/putitdown -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
