Python 2.1 upgrade to 2.3

chris3435 · 03-22-2004, 04:00 AM

i want to install python 2.3 on my system so i can then install Bittorrent here is what i have done so far
1. i downloaded python 2.3 installer from the python.org website
2. i extracted it
3. i followed the instuction i .configured it then Make then make install

But it keeps saying i have python 2.1

jailbait · 03-22-2004, 06:12 PM

"But it keeps saying i have python 2.1"

What distribution are you using?

What is "it" i.e. what software is giving you the message that you still have python 2.1?

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chris3435 · 03-23-2004, 02:07 AM

i use debian

ranger_nemo · 03-23-2004, 06:33 AM

Type in "python", then hit tab twice to list out any executable in your path that starts with "python". If the install of 2.3 went without an error, it's prob'ly there. The problem might be that 2.1 is still there, and a plain "python" will call 2.1 instead of 2.3. You can get around that problem by specifying "python2.3".