[Zope] Upgrading Python and Zope

[J Cameron Cooper]

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.

         --jcc