[GRASS-dev] PYTHONPATH question

[Michael Barton]

The important thing is that additional libraries like wxpython and  
matplotlib get installed for the default version, whatever that is. We  
want to make sure that a script is running the same python that you  
get when you type "python" from the command line. If you *want* to run  
it through a different python, you should just be able to use: [path  
to desired python] myscript.py.

So what is the best way to make sure that the 'default' python is used  
in a script?

Michael
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On Jul 29, 2008, at 2:59 PM, William Kyngesburye wrote:

> On Jul 29, 2008, at 3:30 PM, Glynn Clements wrote:
>
>> Michael Barton wrote:
>>
>>> See below...
>>
>> William has already identified the core problem: scripts are using a
>> different version of Python to the interactive interpreter, and
>> presumably only one of the two versions has matplotlib installed.
>>
>> If you set PYTHONPATH, all interpreters will find modules in those
>> directories (it will even override system modules, so don't put the
>> system directories in PYTHONPATH, only site-packages). If PYTHONPATH
>> is unset, each version will use its own site-packages directory.
>>
>> Given that the two versions are almost identical (2.5.1 vs 2.5.2), I
>> suggest setting PYTHONPATH to contain both modules' site-packages
>> directories, and nothing else.
>>
> Or make sure the correct python is running.
>
> They are similar versions, but compiled differently - one (2.5.1)  
> for OSX Leopard, the other (2.5.2) for Tiger and also-works-on- 
> Leopard.  The Mac Python list would have a better idea if this a  
> workable solution, or crazy.
>
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