Teething troubles with Python on a Mac

[Avinash Vora]

> You will likely cause more problems updating the system python than
> managing the two separate installations.

That's sadly worrying.

> OSX relies on the version of python they ship.

I think that helps my point--there *are* bug fixes between major  
versions despite the new language changes, and that can really only be  
a good thing.

> While there are likely cases where it could be
> replaced completely safely the risks of having to re-install your OS
> at some point because it has the wrong version of python are not worth
> it.


I haven't been a Mac user long enough to see a major version change (I  
was on Linux/XP/Vista for most of 2.4 and switched distributions right  
after 2.5 came out, and then XP before that), so I've never seen a  
version change, but is this the sort of thing that will be upgraded in  
Software Update?

- Avinash