How do I point Blender to the version of python I have installed
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Personally, I was setting my PATH environment variable so that Blender would find the most appropriate version of Python first.
Martin Cote
2009-04-25 03:01:19
and how to do that? i'm using python 2.6 so somehow i have to point blender at that. i'm an ignoramus with no idea about python
Mark
2009-04-25 09:15:02
If you're running in a Windows environment you can modify your PATH variable in System Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables > System Variables. You can get to System Properties by right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties or by going to "System" in the Control Panel.
Zack Mulgrew
2009-04-26 05:06:09
+5
A:
Mark, your version of Blender should be compiled with a specific version of Python interfaced to it -- and THAT is the version of Python you need to install on your machine. The same issue surfaced back when Python 2.5 was reasonably new and Blender was still distributed with 2.4 compiled in -- see http://www.blender.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11063 ; I suspect you may be running into exactly the same issue. What message of the form "Compiled with Python 2.x" does your Blender give at the start? That should be your clue for what Python to install (unless you want to recompile Blender from source to support your favorite version of Python, of course!)
Alex Martelli
2009-04-26 04:57:45