root@N4050:~# which python /usr/bin/python root@N4050:~# root@N4050:~# file /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/python: symbolic link to `python2.7' root@N4050:~# ls /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/python root@N4050:~# ls -al /usr/bin/python lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Oct 10 20:51 /usr/bin/python -> python2.7 root@N4050:~# which python2.7 /usr/bin/python2.7
looks better with colors :) but I hope you get the point that there is a default python for the operating system that you can change simple by creating a symbolic link using /usr/bin/python example: rm /usr/bin/python # its just a simple link ln /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python this should do it On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Martin Weissenboeck <[email protected]>wrote: > I want to make a new Python installtion on a Debian computer. > I have installed Python 2.7.3, because there are some new language > constructs I want to use. > Afterwards I have made a new installation of web2py using the script > setup-web2py-ubuntu.sh. Works fine, but it uses Python 2.6 > > What changes should I make? > Regards, Martin > > > -- > > > > --
