python2.4 to 2.5 as default

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plun · #1 Post by **plun** » 2007-10-23 08:47

Hi all

Changed python to version 2.5 as default.

Reference:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... =python2+5

And this solution works:
http://coderseye.com/2007/setting-up-sa ... erver.html

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Edit /usr/share/python/debian_defaults to this:

[DEFAULT]
# the default python version
default-version = python2.5

# all supported python versions
supported-versions = python2.4, python2.5

# formerly supported python versions
old-versions = python2.3

# unsupported versions, including older versions
unsupported-versions = python2.3

Change the symlink /usr/bin/python to point to python2.5

[root]$ cd /usr/bin
[root]$ rm python
[root]$ ln -s python2.5 python
[root]$ pycentral updatedefault python2.4 python2.5

I cannot see any problem with running python2.5 ?! but it must be reasons
for not using version 2.5 as default ?

I had a couple of new apps which needs python 2.5.

I don't want to spread this solution without better knowledge.

Thanks !

sinical · #2 Post by **sinical** » 2007-10-23 11:09

You will be fine, as from the forum link you posted before i am still running it the way i posted and have no python issues. You will find that most of the time if a python program needs a spec version of python it will explictly define if it needs 2.4 or 2.5

plun · #3 Post by **plun** » 2007-10-23 18:21

sinical wrote:You will be fine, as from the forum link you posted before i am still running it the way i posted and have no python issues. You will find that most of the time if a python program needs a spec version of python it will explictly define if it needs 2.4 or 2.5

Yup, no problem except some work to recompile a few apps with 2.5 site-packages.

I have been running both Feisty and Gutsys all dev releases so ver 2.5 is not something new.

The only issue I have is a strange package trouble where a dev are using a Ubuntu package name. python-gconf.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/python/python-gconf

Debian python-gnome
http://packages.debian.org/search?keywo ... ection=all

I am going to ask the dev how its done, just "import gconf" withing the python code.