PyDoc -g call to Alt-Installed Python

[D.Hering]

I have both python2.4 and 2.5 installed on a (k)ubuntu linux box. I'm
trying to get the call to pydoc -g (pydoc server called from the
system console) to recognize python2.5 rather than the system's
default 2.4 release.

I've tried several different things so far, to no avail. My console
scripting knowledge, so far, is minimal. Any help here is appreciated.

Thanks,
-Dieter

[Peter Otten]

D.Hering wrote:

I have both python2.4 and 2.5 installed on a (k)ubuntu linux box. I'm
trying to get the call to pydoc -g (pydoc server called from the
system console) to recognize python2.5 rather than the system's
default 2.4 release.

I've tried several different things so far, to no avail. My console
scripting knowledge, so far, is minimal. Any help here is appreciated.

Copy Tools/scripts/pydoc from the Python2.5 source distribution into ~/bin.
Then change its first line from

#!/usr/bin/env python

to

#!/usr/bin/env python2.5

Peter

[D.Hering]

On Mar 28, 3:09 am, Peter Otten <[e-mail]:

D.Hering wrote:

I have both python2.4 and 2.5 installed on a (k)ubuntu linux box. I'm
trying to get the call to pydoc -g (pydoc server called from the
system console) to recognize python2.5 rather than the system's
default 2.4 release.

I've tried several different things so far, to no avail. My console
scripting knowledge, so far, is minimal. Any help here is appreciated.

Copy Tools/scripts/pydoc from the Python2.5 source distribution into ~/bin.
Then change its first line from

#!/usr/bin/env python

to

#!/usr/bin/env python2.5

Peter

Thanks Pete