2009/6/12 acfleck <[email protected]>: > I'm a Python nubie and having trouble with 3.0.1 on Mac (10.4.11). I did a > default install of MacPython 3.0.1. The IDLE.app works fine, but from a > Terminal window, the 'python' command still gets me V2.5.3 (the original > Apple installed version). A 'python3' command is not recognized. I'd like to > know what I need to change to access V3.0.1 from a Terminal window.
Type 'which python' into a terminal. That will show you the path to your executable. My mac is at home, so this is all from memory, but basically there are two places for python on macs. One place is the Apple-supplied install, which goes in /System/Library (I think). The other is pythons you install yourself. The paths will be something like: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/python /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.0/python Finally, there will be a symbolic link: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current -> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5 'which python' should show you .../Current/python. So, to change to version 3.0, you need to remove the symbolic link and put in one to 3.0: rm /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current ln -s /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.0 /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/ HTH! (and if your paths don't match correctly, do ask more questions if you're uncertain) (oh, there is a third source for python: MacPorts. Are you using macports?) -- John. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
