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Re: Existing modules for new Python



On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:33:45 -0400, anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Can anybody tell what happens with existing Python modules when a new
> Python version is deployed on the system?
> Are they recompiled or reinstalled or left inaccessible in this version?

They are left on the system in /usr/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages or wherever
they got installed.

The new version of python goes into /usr/lib/pythonX.Z so the old ones
won't be seen.

They are still accessible via the old python version, but not accessible
to the new python version.

David


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