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RED-R for Python 2.5

Submitted by nsicad on Sat, 07/17/2010 - 18:05
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Hi,

Would it be possible to have a version of RED-R for Python 2.5?

Nothing work with RED-R Python 2.6. It is some of FOSS softwares that I am working is not running properly or have some problem in Python 2.6 (e.g. QGIS/PyQGIS and PyGlpk). OSGeo packages are still using Python 2.5.

I think having RED-R for Python 2.5 would cater a larger audience as well. It seems that Python 2.5 is sort equivalent to Windows XP in the MS world.

Thanks.

Regards, Noli

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Submitted by anupparikh on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 17:10.

There are some changes to the way exceptions are handling between python 2.5 and 2.6, so I don't think the current code base of red-r can be used in python 2.5.

We are working on creating a new compiled version of red-r that will not include the development environment and therefore not conflict with your existing setup.

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Submitted by covingto on Sat, 07/17/2010 - 20:17.

Thanks for the post Noli.

If I'm to understand right, you want to run some other software as an addition to Red-R. You can run Red-R in python 2.5. You will just need to get the appropriate versions of all of the dependencies.

Take a look at the linux readme for a list of required packages and resolve these.

Then just move Red-R into either the program files or the site-packages folder.

Is python 2.6 causing problems with a software that needs python 2.5? Seems that the devs of those would use the registry to make sure that only 2.5 is used.