[Tutor] Very basic Python question

[Daniel Sato]

Oh, I thought that you could install multiple instances of Python. I recall
reading somewhere that they advised installing the latest stable version b/c
the one that comes with Apple is often out-dated (as it is whatever version
existed when the your particular model came out).



On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Luke Paireepinart
<rabidpoobear at gmail.com>wrote:

> Daniel Sato wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Let me preface this by saying that I purchased O'Reilly's "Learn Python"
>> yesterday and have no programming experience (I am a photographer by trade)
>> except for a semester of what I think was BASIC on some old apple back in
>> elementary school (circa 1992).
>>
>> I am not sure what details are relevant, so I will try and include as much
>> as possible.  I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OSX 10.5.6.  I recently dl'ed
>> MacPython 2.5, which installed Python 2.5.4 on my system.
>> When I am in the terminal, I can run a module by typing python
>> fullpath/to/script.py
>>
>> However, when I enter Python from the terminal, by typing python, I can no
>> longer import items in this way unless the .py file is in my user folder
>> /Users/Me.  How can I change my settings so that I can import .py files from
>> a separate directory such as /Users/Me/Documents/PyMods?
>>
>
> Hi Daniel,
> You should try uninstalling MacPython.  Macintosh computers come with
> Python preinstalled and you should try to use that version instead.
>  Probably what happened was that, when installing the other version of
> Python, you messed up some of the references for the paths of libraries and
> such.
>
> If that doesn't work, look for an article on upgrading Python on a mac, it
> should detail how to fix anything that breaks when you install MacPython.
> Good luck, and let us know if you have any other problems!
>
>


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Daniel Sato
http://www.danielsato.com
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