[Pythonmac-SIG] How-To upgrade Apples python installation in Mac OS X 10.3 from python 2.3 to 2.4 (original) (raw)

Bob Ippolito bob at redivi.com
Wed Dec 8 20:04:29 CET 2004

On Dec 8, 2004, at 1:53 PM, Christian Meesters wrote:

On Dec 8, 2004, at 1:06 AM, Robert Valsjö wrote:

How to upgrade Apples python installation in Mac OS X 10.3 from python 2.3 to 2.4 ...

Thanks, interesting. But does anybody know how this will effect pythonw (e.g. for use with wxPython)? Admittingly I'm a bit hesitant to try out.

The title is incorrect, it doesn't upgrade anything. It installs a new Python that is entirely separate from the existing installation.

/usr/local/bin/python is Python 2.4.0 /usr/bin/python is Python 2.3.0

/usr/local/bin/pythonw is Python 2.4.0 /usr/bin/pythonw is Python 2.3.0

The only "upgrade" is the change to the PATH environment variable, which prioritizes /usr/local/bin over anything else when looking for what to execute if a full path isn't specified. Your wxPython for Python 2.3.0 is still there, and will be available from /usr/bin/pythonw. Of course, it won't be available from Python 2.4.0 unless you compile and install such a version of wxPython.

-bob

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