[Visualpython-users] configure problems

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Thanks if you can help me figure this out.
I've got both python2.2 and python2.3 (RH9), but want to configure visual with 2.3.  Numeric is installed and works with 2.3.  I've tried using $PYTHON=, $PYTHON_VERSION=, and --prefix= but always get the following errors(see additional note *** below): 

checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 2.2... python
checking for python... /usr/bin/python

***(2.3 is here: /usr/bin/python2.3, but configure always looks for this pyhon which is 2.2)***

checking for python version... /usr/lib/python2.3/os.py:282: Warning: 'yield' will become a reserved keyword in
the future
'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
2.2
checking for python platform... /usr/lib/python2.3/os.py:282: Warning: 'yield' will become a reserved keyword in the future
'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
linux2
checking for  script directory... ${prefix}/lib/python2.2/site-packages
checking for  extension module directory... ${exec_prefix}/lib/python2.2/site-packages
checking for array in python module Numeric... no
configure: error: Numeric Python is required.  See numpy.sourceforge.net or your local OS distribution.