[Zope] which python gets used ... ?

[Ender]

Jonathan Cheyne wrote:
> 
> Hi, just a quickie idiot question ..
> 
> Does zope use any of the python on my RH6.2 box or does it use its own
> copy exclusively?
> 
> I was trying to install the python xml libraries to try our the hyperdom
> product. I installed an rpm succesfully before remembering that zope has
> its own python.
only on windows...

> I struggled to install a tgz version though and it
> struck me that I was probably not being as efficient as I could be ...
> 
> So the question is: can I run zope using the stock RH6.2 distributions'
> own copy of python?

check if it has threads

try:
	import threading
except:
	print "this won't work"
	import sys;sys.exit()
print "you can use this python"


if not normally a python install is as simple as

./configure --with-threads
make
su
make install

you might need to switch your path if you've got both pythons on your
system as most 
will put /usr/bin before /usr/local/bin

you can check which one your using with:: which python

to fix it in bash :: export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH

cheers

kapil