Re: Upgrade Python on a Mac

2009-03-02 Thread Rey Bango
Thank you Robert. Since I'm using a ~/.profile file instead of a ~/.bash_profile file, I guess the installer didn't update it. I just updated the path like you mentioned and now the new version of Python comes up. Rey... On Mar 2, 6:18 pm, Robert Kern wrote: > The installer should update your $

ActivePython or Python from Python.org

2009-03-02 Thread Rey Bango
Hi everyone. I noticed that ActiveState has their own variation of Python and was curious if there's a benefit to choosing their version over the version offered via Python.org. Could someone lend some insight? Thanks, Rey... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Upgrade Python on a Mac

2009-03-02 Thread Rey Bango
Thank you Kevin (& all who replied). The next question (which I think will be my last until I've read more info) is: Once installed, how will I be able to distinguish between the OSX Apple-supplied, preinstalled version and the newly installed version that I downloaded from Python.org? Currently,

Upgrade Python on a Mac

2009-03-02 Thread Rey Bango
Hi, I'd like to upgrade the installed version of Python that came standard on OS X (Leopard) with either 2.6.1 or 3.0.1. Before I stick my foot in it, I just wanted to get a better understanding of the process. If I download the disk image installer from here: http://www.python.org/download/ wil