[Zope] how to configure Zope to use Python 2.3.3

robert rottermann robert at redcor.ch
Thu Feb 12 20:18:41 EST 2004


J Cameron Cooper wrote:

> Rod Thorburn wrote:
>
>> I am running Zope 2.6.3 (binary release) on win2k, which by default 
>> installs
>> Python 2.1.3 . However, I wish to use Python 2.3.3 and I can't see 
>> how to
>> 'swap' Python instances.
>>
> You can call whatever version of Python you want to use when starting 
> Zope. The binary release of that version makes a 'start' script that 
> calls the Python binary that comes with it. You can edit that script 
> to use whatever version of Python you like to execute 'z2.py'. (I 
> usually make it call a symbolic link that I can change to point at 
> different Python executables without editing the script.)
>
> Zope 2.6.x may or may not work well with Python 2.3.3. Zope 2.7 is the 
> release that officially goes to Python 2.3 series. It has a slightly 
> different scheme for starting, as I recall.
>
>          --jcc
>
Is this true?
Zope does use compiled c programs which must be linked to the correct 
Python version.

Robert



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