[MacPorts] #12873: Python25 upgrade 2 does not work with Mac OSX 10.3.9, fix attached

[Rainer Müller]

MacPorts wrote:
> #12873: Python25 upgrade 2 does not work with Mac OSX 10.3.9, fix attached
> -------------------------------+--------------------------------------------
>   Reporter:  jwelp1 at gmail.com  |       Owner:  mww at macports.org
>       Type:  defect            |      Status:  closed          
>   Priority:  Normal            |   Milestone:  Port Bugs       
>  Component:  ports             |     Version:  1.5.0           
> Resolution:  fixed             |    Keywords:  Python25        
> -------------------------------+--------------------------------------------
> Comment (by william.allen.simpson at gmail.com):
> 
>  Because the ticket was closed before verification, and I'm not on the CC
>  list, it disappeared from the tickets I'm watching.  Just checked, and it
>  does install here....
> 
>  It doesn't install a link from python to python2.5, but that's another
>  issue.  Thanks!

The symlink can be created by using the port python_select. As we 
provide multiple python versions, there is no other solution possible.

$ sudo port install python_select
$ sudo python_select python25

Rainer