Using MacPorts Python packages in different Python

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Apr 17, 2012, at 08:15, Kamesh Krishnamurthy wrote:

> I have two installations of Python 2.7.2 -- from MacPorts and Enthought -- on my Mac. I use the Enthought Python as the primary one for performance reasons(MKL Blas included); however, my MacPorts distribution has several additional packages like pymacs, rope etc., which I would like to make available to the Enthought Python. (I'm actually trying to use MacPorts Emacs w/ Enthought Python, but also make use of the MacPorts-installed Rope, Pymacs for code completion in Emacs).
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> Is there a clean way to make the MacPorts packages available to the Enthought Python without breaking anything? I'd prefer not having multiple copies of rope, pymacs etc., if possible. 

They're not designed to be used that way; I don't know if they can be made to work that way.

If you have suggestions for how MacPorts python could be improved so that you no longer find it necessary to use someone else's python, we would appreciate hearing them.