"BartlebyScrivener" wrote: > Since it's a python board I'm most interested in the python > implications. I thought you could use, say, a stable Debian > distribution, and still download the newest version of Python > to run on it.
works fine. however, since applications shipped with the OS may depend on the python version shipped with the OS, it's usually a good idea to install newer releases with: $ make altinstall instead of the usual "make install". (altinstall does a standard install, but doesn't replace the "python" command, so you have to use e.g "python2.4" to start the new inter- preter. code using just "python" will still run the standard version). if you want to mix and match on a finer level, it's probably best to do only local installs, and tweak the path as necessary. </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list