uninstalling Python

[Michele Simionato]

"Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote in message news:<bb03n8$pc7$02$1 at news.t-online.com>...
> Michele Simionato wrote:
> 
> > Since I have installed Python2.3b1 now, I would like to uninstall the older 
> > version 2.3a1. It is safe to simply erase the Python-2.3a1 directory ? Should
> > I erase some other directory ?
> 
> As you do this on Linux, and have not used RPM to install Python, it is
> safe to just remove all files.
> 
> I'm surprised you are talking about a "Python-2.3a1 directory", though.
> Normally, python installs into /usr/local/{bin/lib}, and 2.3b1 
> overwrites all of 2.3a1.
> 
> Regards,
> Martin

True, 2.3b1 overwrites all of 2.3a1 in /usr/local/{bin/lib}, but I have 
separated copies of the source files in my home directory, in the 
subdirectories Python-2.3a1 and Python-2.3b1. It wanted just to be sure 
that no other files where left in strange directories (as typically
happens under Windows :-()

Thanks again,

                                                   Michele