Andrew Harrington added the comment: I see not messing with /usr/bin. Your note about Python Launcher would be a nice addition to the Mac installer notes. I would encourage that before closing this.
On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 1:57 AM, Ned Deily <rep...@bugs.python.org> wrote: > > Ned Deily added the comment: > > Python.org installers do not install anything to /usr/bin; they do, by > default, install symbolic links in /usr/local/bin. Python 3 installers set > the symlink "/usr/local/bin/python3" to the most recently installed > version. The Python Launcher app has several open design issues, including > whether it should be included at all. Currently, each version of Python > (from python.org) installs its own copy of Python Launcher.app but they > all share the same preference file. You can set the path to your preferred > interpreter version by launching Python Launcher.app and then, in the > Preferences pane, selecting the file type (e.g. "Python Script") and typing > the interpreter path into the "Interpreter:" text box (e.g. > "/usr/local/bin/python3.4"), rather than using any of the preset defaults > in the pulldown list. > > ---------- > nosy: +ned.deily > resolution: -> works for me > stage: -> resolved > status: open -> closed > > _______________________________________ > Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> > <http://bugs.python.org/issue21517> > _______________________________________ > -- Dr. Andrew N. Harrington Computer Science Department Graduate Program Director g...@cs.luc.edu Loyola University Chicago 529 Lewis Tower, 111 E. Pearson St. (Downtown) 104 Loyola Hall, 1032 W. Sheridan Road (Rogers Park) http://www.cs.luc.edu/~anh Phone: 312-915-7982 Fax: 312-915-7998 ahar...@luc.edu (as professor, not gpd role) ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue21517> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
