[Pythonmac-SIG] How to remove Python from my Mac?

[Christopher Barker]

Ethan Herdrick wrote:
> Hi - I'm getting started with Python and am getting ImportError
> trouble with the first step of the very simple tutorial for web.py.
> I'm suspecting that the fact that I have two installations of Python -
> one that my Mac came with and one that I installed from
> python-2.6.2-macosx2009-04-16.dmg which I got from
> python.org/download/ - might be the problem.

that shouldn't be a problem, but you do need to make sure you are 
running the one you think you are. "which python" will help you know if 
you PATH is set right.

> Anyway, I'd really be happier if I could wipe all python stuff -
> including things like easy_install - from my machine so I can just
> start over.

Well, you don't want to wipe the Apple-supplied one.

You can get rid of the python.org one be deleting:

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/

and:

/Applications/MacPython 2.6/

you may need to clean up your PATH in .bash_profile.

If you've set any environment variable, like PYTHONPATH, you need to 
make sure you clear those in .bash_profile, etc.

and I guess delete .pydistutils.cfg

-CHB




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