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Reputation: 449

make python script use 2.7.8 instead of 2.6

I have 2 versions of python installed on my server.

Python 2.6 in /usr/bin/python

Python 2.7.8 in /usr/src

Python 2.7.8 install guide

How do I make python scripts use 2.7.8? instead of 2.6? how do I set up an alias?

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 717

Answers (2)

Digisec
Digisec

Reputation: 710

There are multiple ways of doing this. First, I would suggest you check your $PATH environment variable to see if it holds the path to both of your python versions. If it doesn't, you can either add the path or simply make a symlink to it from /usr/bin/ and call it python2.7, for example.

Then you can use @Pavel's suggestion of specifying the path to the interpreter in the shebang of the file.

If you followed my previous instructions, your shebang should look something similar to the following.

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7

You could also use the second way @Pavel showed you, by simply calling the interpreter first in the terminal and pointing it to the script.

/usr/bin/python2.7 my_script.py

The best option you have, which I recommend, is using virtualenv as suggested before, but only if you want it for specific scripts. If you want it globally, I would suggest you read further.

Finally, if you want all your scripts to run under python 2.7 then I suggest you remove python 2.6 and install the 2.7 version from the package manager, the right way, and save yourself a lot of hassle.

Upvotes: 0

Pavel Ryvintsev
Pavel Ryvintsev

Reputation: 1008

Write:

#!<path to your python interpreter>

as the first line of the script your run. Then just execute it.

Other option:

<path to your python interpreter> your_script.py

Upvotes: 1

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