[Zope] Re: Python switcheroo

[Tres Seaver]

Ken Ara wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Recently, I've had to restart Zope a few times from
> the command line. Suddenly I noticed this:
> 
> 
>>/usr/local/www/Zope/zope01/bin/zopectl stop
> 
> . . . . . . daemon process stopped
> 
>>/usr/local/www/Zope/zope01/bin/zopectl start
> 
> . daemon process started, pid=55616
> 
>>/usr/local/www/Zope/zope01/bin/zopectl stop
> 
> /usr/local/lib/python2.4/whrandom.py:38:
> DeprecationWarning: the whrandom module is deprecated;
> please use the random module
>   DeprecationWarning)
> . . . . . . daemon process stopped
> 
>>/usr/local/www/Zope/zope01/bin/zopectl start
> 
> /usr/local/lib/python2.4/whrandom.py:38:
> DeprecationWarning: the whrandom module is deprecated;
> please use the random module
>   DeprecationWarning)
> . daemon process started, pid=9498
> 
> Checking my Control Panel, I see this:
> 
> Python Version  2.4 (#2, Dec 4 2004, 12:47:50) [GCC
> 2.95.4 20020320 [FreeBSD]] 
> 
> where previously there hed been
> 
> Python Version  2.3.4 (#2, Sep 6 2004, 12:15:06) [GCC
> 2.95.4 20020320 [FreeBSD]]
> 
> Some has been in there messing with my install! (I
> know exacly where I was on Dec 4 2004, at 12:47:50, it
> must have been my ISP friend..)
> 
> Now, Zope won't pack, I've got a couple of corrupted
> objects and I've developed a case of the hangs...
> Fortunately, I have a viable Data.fs.old.
> 
> Help Mr Wizard! How do I get back my old Python?

You are probably hosed because you have been using the 
distribution-provided version of Python.  "Don't do that."

  $ cd /tmp
  $ wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.3.4/Python-2.3.4.tgz
  $ tar xzf Python-2.3.4.tgz
  $ cd Python-2.3.4
  $ configure --prefix="/opt/zope" && make
  $ sudo make install

Then edit your 'runzope' and 'zopectl' scripts (and the ZEO equivalents, 
if you are using ZEO) to use '/opt/zope/bin/python' (or whatever prefix
you chose).

Tres.
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