Oh, I thought that you could install multiple instances of Python. I recall reading somewhere that they advised installing the latest stable version b/c the one that comes with Apple is often out-dated (as it is whatever version existed when the your particular model came out).
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Luke Paireepinart <rabidpoob...@gmail.com>wrote: > Daniel Sato wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Let me preface this by saying that I purchased O'Reilly's "Learn Python" >> yesterday and have no programming experience (I am a photographer by trade) >> except for a semester of what I think was BASIC on some old apple back in >> elementary school (circa 1992). >> >> I am not sure what details are relevant, so I will try and include as much >> as possible. I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OSX 10.5.6. I recently dl'ed >> MacPython 2.5, which installed Python 2.5.4 on my system. >> When I am in the terminal, I can run a module by typing python >> fullpath/to/script.py >> >> However, when I enter Python from the terminal, by typing python, I can no >> longer import items in this way unless the .py file is in my user folder >> /Users/Me. How can I change my settings so that I can import .py files from >> a separate directory such as /Users/Me/Documents/PyMods? >> > > Hi Daniel, > You should try uninstalling MacPython. Macintosh computers come with > Python preinstalled and you should try to use that version instead. > Probably what happened was that, when installing the other version of > Python, you messed up some of the references for the paths of libraries and > such. > > If that doesn't work, look for an article on upgrading Python on a mac, it > should detail how to fix anything that breaks when you install MacPython. > Good luck, and let us know if you have any other problems! > > -- Daniel Sato http://www.danielsato.com
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