Install FEniCS on mac using a different Python version

Question

Hi,

I have a mac 10.10.1 with Python 2.7.9 installed by default. When I install FEniCS, it installs its own Python version, causing problems with other Python modules. Is there a way to install FEniCS such that it uses the default Python version of my mac? Can it be done from terminal?

Thanks for any help,

Adriaan

Answer 1

If you use the fenics-install.sh script to install FEniCS, it will by default build and use its own Python. If you want to use system Python, set the following environment variable and run fenics-install.sh again:

export FENICS_INSTALL_USE_HOST_PYTHON=1

The binary package for OS X also uses the system Python.