My original question: > I vaguely recall a post a few months ago, I don't know if it was in this > forum, where someone had a problem in Python, and it turns out it was > because a Ruby install messed with some setting, perhaps in the Windows > registry.... Anyway, I'd like to install Ruby, but want to make very > sure I don't impair my Python environment.
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, Premshree Pillai wrote: > I have Python and Ruby -- not ActiveState -- installed on an XP box. No > issues. On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, Christian Wyglendowski wrote: > If I remember correctly, it had to do with Tk getting messed up. But > that's all I recall :-) Sorry for the late acknowledgement. My computer fried not long after I posted the message, and I haven't been reading much email since. Thanks to you both. I found the problem I recalled; Ruby sets some environment variables assuming that it's the only user of Tk, and hoses the Python usage: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5470&atid=105470&func=detail&aid=824756 https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=922914&group_id=5470 or http://makeashorterlink.com/?G4DC1624B and http://makeashorterlink.com/?T1EC2124B I'll just be careful when I install Ruby and take corrective action if needed. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
