In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, James Stroud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thomas Nelson wrote: > > I just purchased a new macbook (os 10.4.6), and I'm trying to install > > python 2.4 on it. I downloaded and ran the two installers recommended > > at http://www.python.org/download/mac/. Now I have IDLE, which runs > > 2.4.1, but typing "python" at a terminal still opens 2.3.5, because it > > points to /usr/bin/python. Is there a way to run python 2.4 without > > idle? If I want to do a unix style script, something like > > #!/usr/bin/python > > print "hello world" > > what can I put on the first line that will cause python 2.4 to > > interpret my code? > > > > Thanks a lot. > > THN > > > > The python in /usr/bin is a link (to a link). You can do this: > > sudo rm /usr/bin/python > sudo ln -s \ > /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/bin/python \ > /usr/bin/python YIKES! Don't do that. Don't mess with Apple's python. Not recommended. Check the MacPython FAQ and Wiki pages. Python 2.4 was installed in /usr/local/bin. You should put that in your $PATH variable Before /usr/bin. That will cause the new Python to be launched. -- Lou Pecora (my views are my own) REMOVE THIS to email me. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
