-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gregory Machin wrote: > if I try and exicute python from the comand line I get the following .... > > -bash: /usr/bin/python: cannot execute binary file > Are you using FC5? What is the output of "which python", "python -V", and "ls -FAl /usr/bin/python" ? (sans quotes) $ which python /usr/bin/python $ python -V Python 2.4.3 $ ls -FAl /usr/bin/python - -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 5584 Jun 13 11:46 /usr/bin/python* - -flp - -- Music: http://www.myspace.com/acidredux Links: http://del.icio.us/furlan Home: http://flprim.us/index.html "Play--more than piety, more than charity or vigilance--is what allows human beings to transcend evil." - -- Tom Robbins (Jitterbug Perfume) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFJQBcbi10WxsICPgRAls1AJ0dJvbusTzaOt7WhSdZ7K75oBuG9wCeI/Ev GEAbqBSYV5zeYNY2CDZmFAg= =Gf+k -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----