Hi, on my linux box there is a python version 2.7.5 installed in /usr/local.
Now I want to install the newer version 2.7.9, but in a different directory to avoid clashes with the current installation. What I did was: ./configure --prefix /usr/local/Python-2.7.9 --exec-prefix /usr/local/Python-2.7.9 make make install Everything looks fine, Python is installed in the proper directory. BUT: When I run /usr/local/Python-2.7.9/bin/python and do 'print sys.exec_prefix' it prints '/usr/local' instead of '/usr/local/Python-2.7.9'. This has the effect that the old libraries of version 2.7.5 are used instead of the 2.7.9 ones. The docs in https://docs.python.org/2/library/sys.html state that sys.exec_prefix will reflect the value given to option --exec-prefix at configuration time. Any idea what I did wrong? Thanks for your help, Ralph -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
