The suggestion is that your reinstall GRASS using the OSGeo4w64 installer. You likely used the OSGeo4w previously, which is a 32 bit bundle of open source geo software. You can't just swap out the python you have to get everything compiled for 64bit.
Thanks, Alex On 09/26/2014 08:30 AM, Orr, Andrew B. wrote: > Thanks Saber, > I already have GRASS installed, and if I recall the application you linked me > to is an interface for installing GRASS? What I'm hoping for is upgrading the > version of Python to 64 bit that GRASS is using. > > When I open GRASS and go to the Python shell it says it's using a 32 bit > version of Python 2.7.2. > I know it's a separate installation for ArcGIS to get a 64 bit version of > Python installed so I was thinking that GRASS may be the same procedure? > Thanks, > -Andy > > > > From: Saber Razmjooei [mailto:saber.razmjo...@lutraconsulting.co.uk] > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 10:23 AM > To: Orr, Andrew B.; grass-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: RE: [GRASS-user] 64 bit Python in GRASS 6.4.2 > > Hi Andy, > > You can try this: > http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/osgeo4w-setup-x86_64.exe > > Cheers, > Saber > > > From: > grass-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:grass-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org> > [mailto:grass-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Orr, Andrew B. > Sent: 26 September 2014 15:46 > To: 'grass-user@lists.osgeo.org' > Subject: [GRASS-user] 64 bit Python in GRASS 6.4.2 > > Hello all, > I've been working on a r.cost and r.drain python script that is using very > large rasters. I've been running into some memory issues with this script due > to the size of the rasters. I read about setting the amount of memory that > the map can be stored in with the "percent_memory=xx" argument for r.cost, > however the performance of running the script is becoming a problem (it takes > too long to run for our goal). > > I then started watching the Task Manager and noticed it was peaked out at > less ~4 gigs of ram and I realized it's only a 32 bit version of Python > installed with GRASS. > My question is: is there a compatible 64 bit version of Python for GRASS > 6.4.x, and if so, how does one install it? > > Thanks for your help! > -Andy > > ________________________________ > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If > you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This > message contains confidential information and is intended only for the > individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender > immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete > this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are > notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in > reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. > > Whilst reasonable care has been taken to avoid virus transmission, no > responsibility for viru ses is taken and it is your responsibility to carry > out such checks as you feel appropriate. > > If this email contains a quote or offer to sell products, carry out work or > perform services then our standard terms and > conditions<http://www.lutraconsulting.co.uk/downloads/Lutra%20Consulting%20Standard%20Terms%20and%20Conditions.pdf> > shall apply unless explicitly stated otherwise. > > Saber Razmjooei and Peter Wells trading as Lutra Consulting. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > grass-user mailing list > grass-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user > _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user