[GRASS-dev] [GRASS-user] GRASS, ArcGIS, and Python incompatibilties

[Michael Barton]

It is bundling Python.

Michael

On Jul 2, 2012, at 7:54 PM, Glynn Clements wrote:

> 
> Michael Barton wrote:
> 
>>> 2. Changed the Init.bat file in %GISBASE%\etc so that %PYTHONPATH%
>>> (which was present because of my ArcGIS python instlalation) was no
>>> longer part of the PYTHONPATH variable at GRASS startup.
>>> 
>>> before:
>>> set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;%GISBASE%\etc\python;%GISBASE%\etc\wxpython
>>> 
>>> after:
>>> set PYTHONPATH=%GISBASE%\etc\python;%GISBASE%\etc\wxpython
> 
> If the Windows installer is bundling Python, this change is correct. 
> If PYTHONPATH is already set prior to starting GRASS, there's no
> reason to believe that the directories to which it refers contain
> packages which are compatible with the bundled Python.
> 
> -- 
> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>

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