Re: [Visualpython-users] Python-visual in latest Ubuntu

[Kevin K. <ka...@so...>]

I have, sadly, had to remove 32-bit Python from my machine, thus
breaking Vpython.  I had another package that I had to use for my
research that only was too difficult to reconfigure to compile to
32-bit Python on a 64-bit machine.  So I needed 64-bit Python to do my
work.  

So I've had to give up on Vpython for my own use (though my son will
still use it on the household computer, which does not need to run
research code and can tolerate using 32-bit Python).  I suppose, that
with considerable effort I could dig up an old version of Python that
could be compiled for a 32-bit machine, but the hassle involved is too
large.  Having both a 32-bit and 64-bit version of Python 2.7.2 on the
same Mac seems to be very difficult to set up, as the Mac method for
having multiple versions of python seems to rely on the version number
to keep the directories straight.  

Unless the 32-bit kluge is fixed within the next year, Vpython will
become just another good idea that disappeared because it was tied to
obsolete technology.  I suspect that Vpython will almost disappear
within 3-5 years if it remains tied to legacy computers.

Kevin Karplus