[Bf-committers] Python Error, check console (Add->Mesh->Torus)

Chris Burt desoto at exenex.com
Thu May 17 19:34:33 CEST 2007


A working Python installation is _*not*_ required for the feature to
work correctly. However, if you have a different version of Python
installed than what Blender was compiled with, I can see how that
might cause a problem.

Regards,
--Chris

On 5/17/07, Alexander Ewering <blender at instinctive.de> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 May 2007, Stephen Swaney wrote:
>
> > The key here is the "Compiled with Python version 2.4.1."
> > You need to have the same version of python that blender was
> > compiled with.  Otherwise, some scripts may not run.  This
> > relation is nothing new.
>
> This relation is not stated anywhere near the download links, not even in
> the "System requirements" section (which is hard enough to find).
>
> If basic functionality requires a certain Python version installed on the
> system, that should be made clearer.
>
> The OSX section clearly states "requires Python 2.3". Why does the Linux
> section not state "requires Python 2.4"? The sole mention of "Python 2.4" in
> the archive name does not necessarily indicate that it is a *requirement*.
> Most people will probably read it as "Python 2.4 included".
>
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