Thanks, I thought that I should change some PYTHONPATH variable or
something, but leaving the python2.6 from the system intact sounds good
idea, too. This way if something happens with fink, I will just remove /sw
and install python2.7 again without messing with the system from OSX.

Kann

On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Alexander Hansen <
alexanderk.han...@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Yes, because we support multiple python versions concurrently.  But as I
> said, you can install the "python" package, which provides a "python"
> command that points to one of those installed versions--since python2.7
> is the highest-versioned one, that gets installed by default, e.g.:
>
> $ fink dumpinfo -fallversions python
> Scanning package description files..........
> Information about 9861 packages read in 2 seconds.
> allversions:
>  b      1:2.5.5-103
>  b      1:2.6.6-1
>  b      1:2.7-101
>  bi     1:2.7.1-1
>
> So "fink install python" makes a "python" command that points to
> python2.7 .  Using "fink install python-1:2.5.5-103" would make a
> "python" that points to python2.5, etc.
>
> Using "#!/sw/bin/python2.7" in your scripts is still probably a good
> idea, though.
>
> On 12/30/10 4:39 PM, Kann Vearasilp wrote:
> > Dear Alex,
> >
> > Yep, I am currently calling 'python2.7' from command line or including
> > "#!/sw/bin/python2.7" in my codes for now. However, this seems a bit
> > weird for me. Is this supposed to be the way it works for fink?
> >
> > Kann
> >
> >
>
>
>
> n Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Alexander Hansen
> > <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com <mailto:alexanderk.han...@gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> > On 12/30/10 4:15 PM, Kann Vearasilp wrote:
> >> Dear All,
> >
> >> I just installed python 2.7 and biopython from fink. However,
> > every time
> >> I invoked the 'python' command from the terminal command line, the
> >> system still calls python 2.6.1, which is installed from OS X as
> > default
> >> and, of course, the biopython also doesn't work with it. How do I
> > change
> >> the the default setting to make it call python 2.7 from fink
> > instead of
> >> the one from OS X?
> >
> >> Best,
> >
> >> Kann
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Install Fink's "python" package.  Also, you can use "python2.7" as the
> > command to start the interpreter.
> >
>
>
>
> - --
> Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
> Fink User Liaison
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