On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 9:37 AM, David Cournapeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think most people using python as a development tool use the version > available in their distribution. Personally, I mostly use the stock > python of Ubuntu. Although building python itself is not difficult on > the typical linux box, keep in mind that you will almost certainly > need to re-build all the packages you need. Tt is not easy if at all > possible to use extensions from one python interpreter to the other, > in particular for packages which contain C code (things like pygtk, > pyqt come to mind). If you want to use python 2.6, you don't have a > choice, though, since it is not available on Ubuntu yet as you said.
David, I agree with you, that compiling all the additional packages could become quite difficult, especially for an unexperienced guy like me. Thus, I will keep using the stock install for everyday use, and use my custom installation (standard python only, without additional packages) for the missing unit-tests, and for testing upcoming 2.6/3.0 compatibility. I will try to contact whoever is responsible for the packaging of Python in Ubuntu (or Debian), and ask them if they are willing to support the _complete_ Python release. Thanks, Jerzy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list