[Baypiggies] New python installation can't overwrite the system python.

[William Deegan]

Leo,

You need to use:
setenv and not set in csh or tcsh

-Bill

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Yiou Li <liyiou at gmail.com> wrote:

> William,
>
> I tried that, doesn't update the python path either.
>
> Leo
>
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:13 PM, William Deegan <bdbaddog at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Leo,
> > Why not just
> > export PATH=PATH_TO_YOUR_PYTHON:$PATH ?
> > -Bill
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Yiou Li <liyiou at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I installed a Python2.7 on my home directory in a Redhat Linux system.
> >> Then I tried to get rid of the system default path to python at
> >> '/usr/bin' --- I did this by set PATH="" in my .cshrc script. After I
> >> did a fresh system login, I find that my $PATH is set to empty.
> >> However, when I type "which
> >> python", I still get the old path "/usr/bin/python".
> >>
> >> I also tried set the evironment variable "set
> >> PYTHONPATH=/my_python_directory" in .cshrc and refresh my login, but
> >> the python command still refers to "/usr/bin/python".
> >>
> >> I just want to *overwrite* the system build-in python with my own
> >> installation, could anybody tell me how can I do that?
> >>
> >> Many thanks!
> >> Leo
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