Whoops sorry /etc/default/weewx that should have been On Sun, 3 May 2020 at 13:11, Colin Larsen <colin.lar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I found this /etc/default > > WEEWX_PYTHON=python2 > > WEEWX_BINDIR=/usr/share/weewx > > WEEWX_BIN=/usr/bin/weewxd > > WEEWX_CFG=/etc/weewx/weewx.conf > > > Changing it to python3 breaks weewx so I'll just leave well enough alone > > > Colin > > On Sun, 3 May 2020 at 12:54, Colin Larsen <colin.lar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Graham >> >> Thanks for that and I understand all of what you are saying - except I >> have no idea whereabouts in /etc/init.d/weewx to change to make it use >> Python3. I thought I might find the line command line containing weewxd in >> there somewhere but alas no (or I've done a "boy look"). And I know enough >> this part of the system to be dangerous, so I'll keep fingers off until I >> can actually figure this out! Still learning lots here so appreciate the >> patience and explanations :) >> >> Colin >> >> On Sun, 3 May 2020 at 12:44, Graham Eddy <graham.e...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> as others have already mentioned you can instruct use of python3 either >>> (a) system-wide e.g. /etc/default or defaults >>> (b) startup e.g. /etc/init.d/weewx or /Library/LaunchDaemons/com >>> <http://LaunchDameons.com>.weewx.weewxd >>> (c) embedded e.g. shebang (insert #!python3 in first line of weewxd) >>> >>> my platform (macos) provides python2.7 native not python3.7 and i >>> hesitate to set system-wide in case it impacts some other platform-provided >>> utilities. i find startup approach inconvenient on macos so i usually use >>> embedded (shebang), in my case #!/opt/local/bin/python3.7 because that’s >>> where macports puts python3 >>> >>> On 3 May 2020, at 10:30 am, Colin Larsen <colin.lar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Tom >>> >>> Well /etc/init.d/weewx is there and the other one isn't so I'll go with >>> that but to be honest the innards of that file is out of my depth. >>> >>> On Sun, 3 May 2020 at 12:20, Tom Keffer <tkef...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> You will have to edit whatever script you use to start weewx as a >>>> daemon. >>>> >>>> Look in /etc/init.d/weewx. If not there, then >>>> /etc/systemd/system/weewx.service. >>>> >>>> -tk >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 5:13 PM Colin Larsen <colin.lar...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all >>>>> >>>>> I know that this is buried somewhere in the threads of information, >>>>> sorry apologies for not being able to find it. >>>>> >>>>> I've just upgraded my Pi based station to Weewx 4.0 using the apt-get >>>>> method. Ihas Python3 installed but is still using Python2 as can be seen >>>>> here. I thought I had read that if Python3 was already installed then the >>>>> update would use that version - apparently not :) >>>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/2BE0524D-D87A-45EB-8A45-A6ED93BD087B%40gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/2BE0524D-D87A-45EB-8A45-A6ED93BD087B%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CACjxfUsP%2B31UVQ2tKBVmLFTgkt9OxfM5t96hy3hxUtar6RjJvw%40mail.gmail.com.
