ReplicatorG 0017 Windows R2 - Problem

[WayneL]

ALL,

I just installed ReplicatorG 0017 and Python 3.1.2 with all other
firmwares and programs are updated but, when I tried to generate the G-
Code I got this message:

"Missing or Incorrect Python Interpreter Detected
Generating gcode requires the Python Interpreter to be installed"

Can anyone hep?

WayneL:)

[JohnA.]

I thought someone mentioned that it is looking for python in c:
\python, but I can't be sure....

JohnA.

[James Budworth]

Yeah, its specifically looking for python in the default install location.
I think I vaguely remember that it also required a python 2.6 version as well.

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[Ethan Dicks]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:30 AM, James Budworth <j.bud...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, its specifically looking for python in the default install location.
> I think I vaguely remember that it also required a python 2.6 version as
> well.

http://github.com/makerbot/ReplicatorG/blob/master/src/replicatorg/app/util/PythonUtils.java

If I'm reading the code right, it's looking in C:\Python00 through C:\Python99.

If your Python install isn't to the root of the C: drive and isn't
named PythonXX, I don't think the code will find it.

I have posted before about problems with this bit of code and my
CentOS laptop (because the system Python is 2.4 and I had to install
Python 2.5 elsewhere) - if I were a Java programmer, I'd fix it, but
it's not a language I've done much with.

-ethan

[Stan Seibert]

Just a general comment, since I'm not a Windows user and don't
understand the details:

Python 3.x is a backward incompatible update to the Python language
(long coming, and there was plenty of arguing about the pros and cons
of breaking compatibility), and you should avoid it unless you know
you need it, or you are using Python software which explicitly says it
supports Python 3. I suspect that Skeinforge does not work with
Python 3.

When in doubt, install Python 2.x. :)