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 > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > >
