Python 2.3.3

[David Smith]

Oops... Guess if I would have noticed the link entitled "RPM Frequently
Asked Questions" then I would have found that out. That's what I get for
emailing before reading more. Thanks Leon.
David
On Thu, 2004-03-25 at 14:43, Leon Phelps wrote:
> The Python FAQ seems to answer your question. Would someone else please
> chime in if they do not get the same meaning from this answer.
> 
> 
> Q) Is it safe to install these RPMs on a Red Hat system? Will they
> over-write the system python and cause problems with other Red Hat
> applications that expect a different version of Python?
> 
> 
> A) The RPMs that start with "python2.3" are built to not interfere with
> the system Python. They install as "/usr/bin/python2.3" and will not
> conflict with the system Python unless you are running on a system that
> ships the a version of Python which has the same major/minor number.
> To invoke the interpreter with these packages, you will explicitly have to
> run "python2.3". Note that all Python RPMs provided by Python.org and Red
> Hat provide a "/usr/bin/python2.3" (or similar, with major/minor number),
> even if they also provide "/usr/bin/python". So, yes, it should be safe.
> 
> Note that you may need to build and install a second copy of any packages
> which you need access to with the supplemental version of Python. You can
> build packages of these files for the Python 2.3 interpreters for packages
> which use Distutils, by using the command "python2.3 setup.py bdist_rpm".
> 
> 
> -Leon
> 
> David Smith said:
> > 	Is there a particular reason that Fedora Core 1 is still running python
> > 2.2.3? Is there any problem with any of the redhat-config tools or
> > anything else that would cause me not to want to update to 2.3.3 from
> > http://python.org/2.3.3/rpms.html?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > David
> >
> >
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