Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:29:30 +0000 From: "J. Altman" <freebsd-announce@chthonic.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Python 2 and Python 3 Message-ID: <20100923172930.GA12324@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG>
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Greetings... uname -a: FreeBSD whisperer.chthonixia.net 8.1-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p1 #0: Mon Sep 20 13:09:28 EDT 2010 root@whisperer.chthonixia.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/WHISPERER amd64 I am interested in installing Python 3 to follow examples in a beginner's programming book. I found this: ======================== http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=17423 September 1st, 2010, 12:49 I have python 2.5, 2.6 and 3.1 installed. Python 2.6 is the default now I believe so you should not need to do anything special. To be safe you can edit make.conf to contain the following Code: PYTHON_VERSION=2.6 PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION=2.6 ==================================== As I understand it, the entry into make.conf should keep me from breaking python-related things in the base or ports; yet allow me to call the version I want at the command line or via IDLE. Then, when Python is upgraded, I should change the make.conf entry to 2.7, or whatever it becomes. Is there any other recommendation(s) this list might offer? I don't have any major goals beyond those of a self-taught beginner, if that makes sense. Please feel free to Cc: me, as I am not subscribed to the list. Thanks for your time, and best regards, Joe
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