[Zope] Zope with python 2.1.3, but my linux uses python 2.2

[sean.upton@uniontrib.com]

You need Python 2.1 and the modules compiled with/for it, because a lot of
modules, esp. database stuff, uses C code linked to the Python interpreter.

Move /usr/bin/python to /usr/bin/python2.2 - Install Python 2.1.3 from
source.  Have the binary be installed as /usr/bin/python2.1 and set up
/usr/bin/python as a symlink to python2.2... Make sure your /usr/lib/python
tree is actually /usr/lib/python2.2 and respectively, /usr/lib/python2.1.
It is quite likely that to keep your 2.2 binary install from getting messed
up, you will need to symlink /usr/lib/python to /usr/lib/python2.2.  Install
Zope from source tar file by untarring and running wo_pcgi.py with
/usr/bin/python2.1.

In theory, this should work.

Sean

P.S. You could always consider a switch to Debian, which keeps official
packages for both python2.1 and python2.2, along with all the module goodies
for each.
Modules and related packages for both (125 for 2.2, 123 for 2.1):
http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=python2.2-&se
archon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all
http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=python2.1-&se
archon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Bengtsson [mailto:mail@peterbe.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 9:22 AM
To: zope@zope.org
Subject: [Zope] Zope with python 2.1.3, but my linux uses python 2.2


I use Mandrake 8.2 which installs python 2.2 by default and with it lots of 
useful modules like mysql-python, postgresql-python (or whatever that was 
called), PIL and python support of emacs. That's all great but what if I 
want to access these modules from my Zope instance?

If I install a Zope without the binary I'll bark upon having to use python 
2.2 right, but all the modules will be there.
If I install a Zope with the binary it won't bark but I'll then have to get 
all the modules in there.

How do I in the easiest way get to keep Mandrakes setup, Zope with python 
2.1. and Zope with all these installed modules?
Can I somehow import the site-packages of python 2.2. into the binary 
python 2.1 Zope package? How?

I hope my question makes sense.
Thank you, Peter