Re: sys.exec_prefix doesn't seem to reflect --exec-prefix path

In article <548dcac1-fa00-4fc1-81d1-ccae28caf...@googlegroups.com>, Ralph Heinkel wrote: > on my linux box there is a python version 2.7.5 installed in /usr/local. > > Now I want to install the newer version 2.7.9, but in a different directory > to avoid clashes with the current installation. >

sys.exec_prefix doesn't seem to reflect --exec-prefix path

Hi, on my linux box there is a python version 2.7.5 installed in /usr/local. Now I want to install the newer version 2.7.9, but in a different directory to avoid clashes with the current installation. What I did was: ./configure --prefix /usr/local/Python-2.7.9 --exec-prefix /usr/local/Python