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How can I change the default Python version on Snow Leopard?

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I recently upgraded my Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard install to 10.6 Snow Leopard, and with that came an upgraded version of Python, 2.6.1 (instead if 2.5.1). Now when I type in the Terminal i still get I looked in and found that to get Python 2.6 I have to type . The question is: How do I make the command…

Error Output

Python 2.5.1 (r251:54869, Apr 18 2007, 22:08:04) 
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5367)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "lic…

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It’s easy: See for a complete explanation from Apple. Also, one gotcha: make sure you are running the Python that came with your computer and not some other one that you installed. Do this by typing at your command prompt. It should point to . I onl…

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