[Zope] Upgrading Python and Zope

[John Poltorak]

On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 01:41:14PM -0600, J Cameron Cooper wrote:
> John Poltorak wrote:
> > I'm intending to upgrade Zope from 2.6.2b3 to 2.7.3 but thought I might as 
> > well take the opportunity to upgrade Python from 2.2.2 to 2.3.4. Is there 
> > anything I need to watch out for? I notice that in the process of 
> > installing the latest Python it has installed in /usr/local/lib/python2.3 
> > whereas 2.2.2 was installed in /usr/lib/python2.2, so whilst I have 
> > installed the latest Python, I haven't actually upgraded it. Should I 
> > reinstall it in /usr/lib? And how do I ensure that Zope is picking up the 
> > later version?
> 
> When you install Zope 2.7 (which has a different install mechanism from 
> 2.6) it will detect the proper Python. It is not improper to have 
> multiple Pythons installed. In fact, it is a good thing if you have 
> software that depends on multiple versions.

Just for my own peace of mind, how does Zope know which is the 'proper' 
Python?

And how can I tell that it has picked the one I want it to during 
installation?

 
> 		--jcc
> 
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-- 
John