title: OSX - "NumPy/SciPy requires Python 2.6 to Install"
body: <p>I just got a new machine (osx-lion), and I'm in the process of trying to reinstall all of my tools.  I'm trying to install NumPy and SciPy.  I know that the version Apple ships isn't exactly what makes NumPy and SciPy happy, so I went to Python.org and installed the recommended version (2.7.3), which went smoothly.  Now when I <code>which python</code>, it points to the new 2.7 version which was different than the one the machine came with.  My <code>PATH</code> variable also contains the path to the 2.7 (python.org) version.</p>
  
  <p>Then I downloaded NumPy and got the message:</p>
  
  <p><code>numpy 1.6.1 cannot be installed on this disk. numpy requires python.org Python 2.6 to install.</code></p>
  
  <p>So then I tried SciPy, and got the same message:</p>
  
  <p><code>scipy 0.10.1 can't be installed on this disk. scipy requires python.org Python 2.6 to install.</code></p>
  
  <p>After some googling, I see that the 2.6 required is just 2.6 or <em>or greater</em>, and I did install the Python.org version (2.7), but I must be missing something.</p>
  
  <p>Edit - Just tried rebooting the machine in case there were some changes that needed a restart to take effect, but that didn't help.</p>
  
  <p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks all.</p>