Python 2.7 and python_select

[T. S. Ferreira]

You're right: /usr/bin was before /opt/local/bin in my PATH.

Thanks!

-- Tsf

On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Jason Swails <jason.swails at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 2:16 PM, T. S. Ferreira <tsferreira at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Taht's what I did and it does not work!
>
> Ah -- you said you just typed "python_select python", not "python_select
> python27".  The first one definitely won't work, the second one might.
>
> What does "which python" return?  If it returns "/usr/bin/python", then your
> PATH got reordered (/usr/bin is in your PATH before /opt/local/bin).  The
> way the *_select scripts work is it redirects symlinks to the desired
> executables (gcc_select and python_select).  Therefore, "python_select
> python27" will redirect the /opt/local/bin/python link to point to
> /opt/local/bin/python27.  You can check this with "ls -l
> /opt/local/bin/py*".  However, if "python" invokes the version in /usr/bin/,
> then all this means nothing...
>
> During installation, MacPorts puts the lines
>
> # MacPorts Installer addition on 2010-03-09_at_17:43:11: adding an
> appropriate PATH variable for use with MacPorts.
> export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
> # Finished adapting your PATH environment variable for use with MacPorts.
>
> In your ~/.bash_profile to avoid these types of issues (I'm not sure if/how
> it handles other shells, since I only use bash).
>
> HTH,
> Jason
>
>>
>> -- tsf
>>
>> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 4:31 AM, Jason Swails <jason.swails at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 2:25 AM, T. S. Ferreira <tsferreira at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I installed Python 2.7 and then ran "python_select python", but it
>> >
>> > Run
>> >
>> > sudo python_select python27
>> >
>> > (unless you set up your system so you don't have to use sudo).
>> >
>> > To see the available python versions you have, use "python_select -l".
>> >
>> > HTH,
>> > Jason
>> >
>> >> does not seem to have any effect.  When I invoke python, I get the
>> >> version 2.6.
>> >>
>> >> My Mac OS X is 10.6.7.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> T. S. Ferreira
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>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jason M. Swails
>> > Quantum Theory Project,
>> > University of Florida
>> > Ph.D. Candidate
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>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> T. S. Ferreira
>
>
>
> --
> Jason M. Swails
> Quantum Theory Project,
> University of Florida
> Ph.D. Candidate
> 352-392-4032
>



-- 
T. S. Ferreira