Path python versions and Macosx

[half.italian at gmail.com]

On May 14, 4:46 am, andrea <kerny... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12 Mag, 01:09, half.ital... at gmail.com wrote:
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> > On May 11, 1:36 pm, andrea <kerny... at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Hi everyone,
> > > I use python on macosx with textmate as editor (great program).
>
> > > I also use macport to install unix programs from the command line and
> > > I find it great too.
> > > Well I would like to have all my modules in the path when I'm using
> > > textmate AND when I use the commandline (ipython), but because
> > > textmate and the command line use different python versions they also
> > > search in different places..
>
> > > I found somewhere to write .pythonrc.py like this
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> > > #!/usr/bin/env python
> > > import sys
> > > PATH='/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/'
> > > sys.path.append(PATH)
> > > del sys
>
> > > But it doesn't work either, I also tried to append this
> > > PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin:/opt/
> > > local/lib/python2.4/site-packages:${PATH}
> > > to .bash_profile but nothing.
>
> > > Where should I set this variables??
>
> > > Thanks a lot
>
> > You can set environment variables for gui apps with this freeware:http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15073
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> > You can edit some text files as well, but this thing just makes it
> > much easier.
>
> > ~Sean
>
> Ok thanks, but why it doesn't work setting the .bash_profile?? What
> should I set manually theorically?? The problem is also that I have
> many modules for python 2.4 and trying to import them from the 2.5 of
> course gives errors..
> I installed them with macports (compiling), how can I make them switch
> to 2.5???
> thanks

Gui applications are not launched through the bash shell.
The .bash_profile never gets read.

You can accomplish the same thing as the freewware app I mentioned by
editing the xml file at ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist.  Its a simple xml
file with keys and their corresponding values.

Not sure about the modules.  You can force a script to look for libs
in a given directory like you mentioned, but that needs to go at the
top of each python file instead of a .pythonrc file.  Maybe the
modules will work with 2.5, maybe not.

~Sean