How to change the path for python binary?

[Nico Grubert]

Hi there,

I have installed Python 2.3.5 on Suse Linux 10.
If I enter "python" in the shell, the Python 2.3.5 interpreter is called.

After I installed Python 2.4.3. the Python 2.4.3 interpreter is called
which is the default behaviour I guess.

"which python" brings me "/usr/local/bin/python" which calls the Python
2.4.3 interpreter.

My question now is:
What do I have to do in order to get the Python 2.3.5 interpreter each
time I enter "python" in the shell?

Regards,
Nico

 

[Alex Martelli]

Hi there,

I have installed Python 2.3.5 on Suse Linux 10.
If I enter "python" in the shell, the Python 2.3.5 interpreter is called.

After I installed Python 2.4.3. the Python 2.4.3 interpreter is called
which is the default behaviour I guess.

"which python" brings me "/usr/local/bin/python" which calls the Python
2.4.3 interpreter.

My question now is:
What do I have to do in order to get the Python 2.3.5 interpreter each
time I enter "python" in the shell?

One sufficient idea might be to put in your .bashrc file (or the like) a
statement such as

alias python=python2.3


Alex