RE: [Pythoncard-users] Moving to python 2.4 problems

[Schollnick, B. <Ben...@xe...>]

> I think the pain here is that a person with some Python=20
> experience, enough to install and use PythonCard, may still=20
> not be experienced enough to confidently replace one major=20
> Python release with another.

I don't know about that..  When I switched to Python 2.4, I know
that I was surprised at the amount of work that I needed to do...

But it wasn't hard, nor really unexpected.  I just forgot that=20
I had packages in the site-packages directory.  I usually=20
keep most of my software in c:\develope using .pth files...

I habitually keep any software I install in c:\installers so that
I can re-install simply....

> for no reason, after the fact.  My experience is that=20
> multiple installations are more trouble than upgrade=20
> conflicts, but that's just me.

I would really say that depends on the OS.  And how much effort=20
you wish to take. =20

Effort in....

	1) Making sure that the packages you install work under both
		versions...  (Or ensure that you have two different
		packages, one for n.n and one for x.x)

	2) Making "scripts / batch files" that will run one python
		or the other.  (Or enabling switching between the two,
etc)

	3) Keeping it straight in your head...  |-)

		- Benjamin

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> pyt...@li... wrote on=20
> 07/22/2005 03:14:54
> AM:
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> > It's quite okay to have multiple Python installations if=20
> that's what=20
> > you want to do. The problem is that it's not what *most*=20
> people want=20
> > to do. Democracy's only a good thing if you agree with the policies!
> >
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