Just so you know there is a PPA for 3.2 - https://launchpad.net/~irie/+archive/python3.2
Should make things a lot easier. Rohan On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Nevins Duret <dur...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > On 04/09/2011 02:32 PM, Walter Prins wrote: > > > > On 9 April 2011 17:44, Nevins Duret <dur...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> Compiling with Ubuntu >> >> # get required packages for buildsudo apt-get install build-essential >> libncursesw5-dev libreadline5-dev libssl-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev >> libsqlite3-dev tk-dev >> # get sourcewget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.2/Python-3.2.tgz && tar >> -xvf Python-3.2.tgz >> # make install >> ./configuremakesudo make altinstall >> # make 3.2 the default python system wide (number 1 at the end stays >> there)sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python opt/py32/bin >> 1 >> # ensure various versions of python play nice with each othersudo >> update-alternatives --config python >> >> >> Again I really appreciate your help, getting over this hurdle would help me >> be confident in what goes on under the hood. >> At this point, it seems that I will need instructions on how to remove >> python3.2 in order to get a reattempt at installing it >> properly. >> >> >> >> > OK... It's usually preferable if at all possible to install things using > the system's package manager -- is there any particular reason that you must > use Python 3.2 and can't install Python 3.1.2, which is available in the > repositories? It may be installed by simply doing: > > sudo apt-get install python3-all > > As for fixing/undoing any problems in your system -- I'm reluctant to try > and fix that via this list and without more information. I'd therefore > suggest asking on the Ubuntu community forums programming sub-forum. > http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=310 > > Walter > > > Hello Walter, > > I can't thank you enough for your help. Yes, I usually use the > Synaptic Package Manager, however in this case, Python version 3.2 is not on > the Synaptic package Manager. This is why I chose to build it from source. > As far as what I think is causing this when I go in the Terminal and type: > p me out. > sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python/python3.2 python > /opt/py32/bin/python3.2 1 > > I get this as an error message: > > update-alternatives: renaming python link from /usr/bin/python to > /usr/bin/python/python3.2. > update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative > /opt/py32/bin because link group python is broken. > update-alternatives: error: unable to make > /usr/bin/python/python3.2.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/python: No > such file or directory > > I must add that I am running this in the Terminal under the Python-3.2 > directory that I uncompressed after I downloaded it. The reason why I'm > using this version of Python is because Blender2.5, a 3D animation open > source program is built on Python3.2 and requires it if I am to develop it > using CMAKE. And, so far, I have blender installed on /opt/py32. > > I really appreciate your help, and am learning tons by going through > this. I understand that posting this question here may not be suitable, but > I'm confident someone will be able to help me out. > Thanks so much. > > Best Regards, > > Nevins Duret > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > >
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