In article <64461.1302209...@parc.com>, Bill Janssen <jans...@parc.com> wrote:
> I've got a Snow Leopard buildslave I'm trying to debug. So I thought > I'd try Python 2.7 on it. Normally, I advise people to never try to > install a different Python on a Mac, as it's too embedded in the OS to > do safely, without a great deal of domain knowledge. But here, I > figured I could always wipe the disk and start over without too much > loss. > > So I ran the installer, and tried a few things, and it didn't solve my > buildbot problems. So I decided to go back to the original System > python. But now I find that the installer has put the 2.7 Python on my > PATH?!? It does this apparently by hacking ~/.bash_profile. In there, > there's a line saying > > The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave > > a file which doesn't seem to exist. > > So, why didn't I notice myself checking the checkbox to do this in the > first place, and where is my original .bash_profile file? I'm surprised you can't find it. I've always had it saved on some obvious place. But I agree that hacking the file is ugly -- it least it could ask. In any case you can revert by just deleting the extra lines. Other gripes about the installer: - It names the version explicitly instead of using the Current symlink (/Libraries/Packages/Python.Package/Versions/Current). - It hacks the file even if doesn't need to (e.g. if Current is already on the $PATH then the new python will be found; I think that would be easy to check). - It adds a bunch of links to /usr/local/bin even though that is redundant with putting Python's bin directory on the $PATH. This makes it a headache to switch Python versions -- something developers often need to do when testing compatibility. That said, they're minor annoyances and I've not come forward to fix any of them. And the resulting python works nicely. -- Russell _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG
