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Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS

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On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:14:17 -0400, Edward Diener wrote:

> Has there been any official software that allows both the Python 2.x and
> 3.x releases to coexist on the same OS so that the end-user can easily
> switch between them when invoking Python scripts after each has been
> installed to their own directories/folders ?
> 
> I know of some unoffical solutions, but they require lots of tweaks.
> Given the vagaries of the different OSs on which Python can run I am
> hoping for some offical solution which will work on any of the most
> popular OSs ( Windows, Linux, Mac ).
> 
> The situation is so confusing on Windows, where the file associations,
> registry entries, and other internal software which allows a given
> Python release to work properly when invoking Python is so complicated,
> that I have given up on trying to install more than one Python release
> and finding a relaible, foolproof way of switching between them. So
> although I would like to use the latest 3.x series on Windows I have
> decide to stick with the latest 2.x series instead because much software
> using Python does not support 3.x yet.

on my fedora system it was a simple matter of:-
#> yum install python3

to use python 3 i specify it in my shebang line

#!/usr/bun/env python3

Simple

Not sure about Windoze though (Although from memory the install asks 
where to install so should not be a major issue)



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Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Edward Diener <eldiener@tropicsoft.invalid> - 2012-09-30 15:14 -0400
  Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 14:38 -0500
    Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Edward Diener <eldiener@tropicsoft.invalid> - 2012-09-30 23:06 -0400
      Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 22:54 -0500
      Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-09-30 23:55 -0400
      Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-10-01 09:28 +0100
      Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-10-01 13:32 -0400
        Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Edward Diener <eldiener@tropicsoft.invalid> - 2012-10-05 08:06 -0400
      Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2012-10-01 15:36 -0400
      Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-10-01 20:46 +0100
    Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Edward Diener <eldiener@tropicsoft.invalid> - 2012-10-05 08:16 -0400
  Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2012-10-01 16:02 +0000
    Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Edward Diener <eldiener@tropicsoft.invalid> - 2012-10-05 08:15 -0400
      Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-10-05 13:29 +0100
      Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-10-05 17:32 -0400
        Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Edward Diener <eldiener@tropicsoft.invalid> - 2012-10-05 20:51 -0400
  Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-10-06 00:27 -0700
    Re: Coexistence of Python 2.x and 3.x on same OS Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-10-06 21:13 -0600

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