Problem with informixdb and python1.5.2

[Thomas Bryan]

Ken Liu wrote:

> > Have you tried recompiling informixdb with the 1.5.2 header files?
> > I don't think that too much has changed between 1.5.1 and 1.5.2, but
> > it couldn't hurt to try.
> 
> That sounds like the thing to do.  In fact, I did change the 
> PYTHONINCL and PYTHONLIB dirs to point to the 1.5.2 directories 
> and recompiled informixdb, but the same problem persists.
> 
> so is the common experience that the modules don't work when you have 
> multiple versions of python installed?  Why is that?

I don't think it's common.  I have one system with two Pythons, and 
all of the modules seem to find the correct Python.  I just know that
I've seen some posts that mention such problems.  (Perhaps only on 
Windows systems?)  

The best venue for this question may be the db-sig mailing 
list.  Try asking your question again there.  

 
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Tom Bryan
Applied Research Laboratories
University of Texas at Austin