On Thursday 21 May 2009 06:57:49 am johnf wrote: > > I have been playing/testing Dabo on Ubuntu 9.04 and discovered several > interesting things. > > 1. Even after installing wxPython (see below) I can not get Dabo and parts > of wxPython to work correctly using python 2.6. I had trouble with grids, > and a special dialog I subclassed from dOkCancelDialog. > > 2. Using the install software program (can't recall the name) I was able to > install python 2.5. Using the command line to run wxPython with python > 2.5. > > 3. wxPython 2.8.9.2 is what is installed. And it installs it self in a > python 2.5 type directory. But python 2.6 appeared to have access too. > I'm not sure how that works. But it did. It was strange because I > installed wxPython before installing python 2.5. And without changing > anything wxPython worked with the new python 2.5. That surprized me. > > 4. Attempting to use a "dabo.pth " file required that I place the file in a > different directory from my past experiences. Normally, I just use the > site-packages of the python I'm using. But that did not work. There is > a "disutils" (or some spelling that started with a 'd' anyway) that I > placed the 'pth' file and all worked. > > Like I said I was just playing with Ubuntu on my laptop while I was > watching TV. But I did get Ubuntu 9.04 and Dabo working using pyhton 2.5. > > It should be obvious that I have lots to learn about Ubuntu. This distro a > different animal.
I found a little item on the wxPython list Under Jaunty things are different, because every wxpython package adds a wx-2.[68]-gtk2-unicode.pth to /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages, so - if I understand it correctly - on a "import wx" Python chooses alphabetically, thus the 2.6 version.. Hope this helps. -- John Fabiani _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: Dabo-users@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/200905221144.59019.jfabi...@yolo.com
