Re: Migrating from Python 2.4 to Python 2.5 in Etch
On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:19:32 -0800
Bob McGowan <bob_mcgowan@symantec.com> wrote:
> Amit T Uttamchandani wrote:
> > Hey Everyone,
> >
> > Some of the libraries I need to use are only available for python 2.5. I installed it in Etch and everything works fine.
> >
> > I understand that Etch installs python 2.4 by default. Is there any way I can "force" /usr/bin/python to python 2.5? The issues are:
> >
> > 1. Will changing the symbolic link mess up anything?
> > 2. I can simply use #!/usr/bin/python2.5 at the beginning of my scripts right and not worry about symlinks and all that?
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Amit
> >
> >
>
> Option 2 is correct and will work fine for your situation. So, I'd
> suggest staying with option 2, for now.
>
> I'm not a Python user, so I can't vouch for it, but there could be
> changes in 2.5 that have unexpected repercussions with 2.4 code. I
> would leave changing the symlinks/alternatives to the developers and
> release engineers.
>
You are right, I will leave the symlinks/alternatives to the devs. Thanks for your reply.
Amit
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