Multiple versions of Python coexisting in the same OS

Edward Diener eldiener at tropicsoft.invalid
Sun Jul 25 17:10:47 EDT 2010


On 7/25/2010 3:39 PM, Christian Heimes wrote:
> Am 25.07.2010 21:32, schrieb Thomas Jollans:
>> If a script uses sys.executable instead of "python", there is no
>> problem, at all.
>
> It's true that sys.executable is the best way if you have to start a new
> Python interpreter. However sys.executable may not be set for NT
> services. So there may be a problem after all.
>

Once you start instrusively changing scripts to find a solution to 
multiple versions of Python co-existing in one system, you are heading 
down a path of endless problems.



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