Re: [Visualpython-users] Problem installing on Mac (non-default python location perhaps?)

[Gary P. <gar...@gm...>]

I'll do as you ask as soon as I can get to it.

In the meantime, note that there is also a python variable that holds
information about the python version:  sys.version_info  (there are probably
other similar variables).  So with yet more work the version could be
checked.

-g

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Bruce Sherwood <bas...@nc...> wrote:

> This suggests that I should make available an optional VPython installer
> that checks for a Python being available but not check for the version at
> all, leaving it to the person doing the installing the responsibility for
> having an appropriate level of Python installed. Gary, as a test you might
> install VPython on the standard Python 2.6 (maybe on a different Mac) and
> save a copy of the files that go into site-packages, then on your Enthought
> machine just copy those files into site-packages. If the Enthought Python is
> in fact an instance of Python 2.6, this should work.
>
> If you do this experiment, please let me know, as I don't have an Enthought
> installation to try this on myself.
>
> Bruce Sherwood
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Gary Pajer <gar...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> You're right.  Here's a snippet of my conversation with them:
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>  > The Mac EPD installer has a directory named
>> >
>> > /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/6.2
>> >
>> > But the Vpython installer checks to see if exists:
>>
>> >
>> > /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6
>> >
>> > I rather suspect that the "6.2" is a typo.  Simply renaming the
>> directory
>> > name doesn't work ... stuff doesn't get found.
>>
>> No, the "6.2" refers to the EPD version, not the python version. It
>> sounds like Vpython is either hardcoded to look at that dir, rather
>> than use sys.prefix, or you're using the system python to install it.
>> --------------------------------------------------
>>
>> So the ball is back in Vpython's court: the installer should look for
>> sys.prefix ???
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:43 AM, James Mueller <mu...@pi...> wrote:
>>
>>> No, this is exactly what they want.  6.2 is the version of the Enthought
>>> distribution.  It doesn't agree with the python version, so perhaps this is
>>> a bad choice on their part, but I don't think they would consider it a bug.
>>>
>>> -Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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