Re: Coordinated effort to update python packages
Piotr Ozarowski <ozarow@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > What if user will change his default python version (f.e. if his
> > > scripts will use /usr/bin/env python, or simply he will start his
> > > script with pythonX.Y)?
> >
> > I'm not sure I understand your question. Why would the user change his
> > default Python version? How would he do that?
>
> He can simply change /usr/bin/python symlink (that's very bad, but it's
> possible) or if he will need some features introduced in new python version
> and decides to change python version (by changing script's first line to
> #!/usr/bin/python2.4), will you upload new package just for him?
This is exactly the situation I am in now. I want to use PyX for plotting but
I need some of the features in Python 2.4. Well I probably don't need them, I
am sure I could find work arounds, but why should I write code that is more
complicated than necessary just so I can use a version of the language that
was replaced almost 2 years old? So yes, in the real world users may
need/want to use a version of Python other than the default version.
By the way, I was able to use the Python 2.3 PyX modules by simply adding them
to my PYTHONPATH. So far this seems to be working fine.
Cheers,
--
Jed Frechette
http://jdfrechette.alturl.com/
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