On Friday 29 April 2011 08:25:07 Norman Rieß wrote:
> Am 04/29/11 00:16, schrieb Walter Dnes:
> >   It appears that it's only python scripts that are not executing.  By
> > 
> > sheer chance, I wanted to use 2 scripts that involved python.  My
> > "getcot" script invokes "getmail" which is a python script.  emerge is
> > also a python script.  Maybe it's just python scripts that are the
> > problem.
> > 
> > Last minute update
> > ==================
> > 
> >   I ran "eselect python set 1", and things appear to be working now.
> > 
> > I'm not sure if it's my memory fading, but I seem to recall that before
> > I ran "eselect python set 1", I got...
> > 
> > [i3][root][~] eselect python list
> > 
> > Available Python interpreters:
> >   [1]   python2.7
> >   [2]   python3.1
> > 
> > I.e. neither one was selected.  Is it possible that...
> > * my selected version was python2.6
> > * I ran an update and removed the python 2.6
> > * but forgot to select 2.7
> 
> That is kind of what i told you...

Did you run python-updater after you selected python-2.7?  I had a load of 
packages to remerge as a result.
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Regards,
Mick