I'm been reading the FAQ fro pygtk
(http://www.async.com.br/faq/pygtk/index.py?req=all#2.1) and trying to
understand exactly what I am doing wrong. (keep in mind this is more
difficult for me since I am new to python as well as gtk).

First some background information. I am running Mandrake 9.0 that has GTK
1.2 and 2.0. It also has pygtk 0.6.9 (rpm pygtk-0.6.9-3mdk). So right now
when calling "import gtk" it looks in /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages and
finds the gtk.py module.

Now I want to move to pygtk-1.99.13 but still keep pygtk-0 still working. 
I downloaded it and installed it at /usr/local/lib/python2.2/site-packages

So from reading the FAQ... I can not do the pygt.require stuff because I
only have pygtk 0.6.9 (I'd rather not upgrade for fear of breaking
exisiting system guis that use it). So I looked at the two solutions...I
picked the first one.  I installed it in a separate directory
(/usr/local/lib/python2.2/site-packages). I added that path to my
PYTHONPATH environment variable. 

So now... I have a couple of questions

1) Shouldn't there be a gtk.py in /usr/local/lib/python2.2/site-packages? 
I am only seeing pygtk.py. So calling import gtk only gets the old pygtk. 

2) Now when I put that path into my PYTHONPATH environ variable.. does it
go to that directory first before the "default" (not sure if its termed
default.. but the one that is in /usr/lib/python2.2)


Of course.. I would be totally confused at this point. :) But I'd
appreciate any more details about the first solution mentioned in the FAQ
and how I am straying from it.

Thanks!
-Tanya


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