VMD-L Mailing List

From: Justin Gullingsrud (justin_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Sun Mar 03 2002 - 03:16:34 CST

Hi Jen,

In order to use the standard Python libraries with the version of VMD we ship,
you'll have to install Python 2.0 (or 2.0.1). It should be possible to install
Python 2.0 alongside 2.1 with no conflicts (except for Python's annoying habit
of hard-linking the python21 binary to python, which you can easily fix up).
Once Python 2.0 is installed, edit your VMD startup script (/usr/local/bin/vmd
or some such) so that the PYTHONPATH environment variable is set to the place
you installed Python 2.0, and you should be all set.

Let us know if that doesn't get it working for you.

Justin
vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 09:59:42AM -0600, John Stone wrote:
>
> Dear Jen,
> If you're using our pre-compiled binary VMD distributions, then
> the Python interpreter is actually built-into VMD itself. This
> is the reason for the specific version it uses. From your message,
> it sounds like you have your own local Python installation, with your
> own PYTHONPATH etc? Can you show me the errors? (no need to send to
> all of VMD-L, just vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu should be sufficient..)
>
> Thanks,
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 05:08:08PM -0800, jen ramus wrote:
> > The latest version of VMD running on Mandrake 8.1
> > seems to need Python 2.0 when 2.1 is available. When
> > gopython is typed into the VMD console it returns
> > errors indicating that it can not access the Python classes.
> >
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