[nykysle@unimatrix ~]$ /opt/blender-2.41-linux-glibc232-py24-i386/blender -w
Using Python version 2.4
‘import site’ failed; use -v for traceback
Blender quit
Version 2.42
[nykysle@unimatrix ~]$ /opt/blender-2.42-linux-glibc232-py24-i386/blender -w
Compiled with Python version 2.4.
‘import site’ failed; use -v for traceback
Checking for installed Python… No installed Python found.
Only built-in modules are available. Some scripts may not run.
Continuing happily.
Blender quit
Does this mean that 2.41 locates python and 2.42 does not.
the information message have changed in 2.42.
in your case, blender (2.41 and 2.42) never find your python installation (‘import site’ failed; use -v for traceback).
in 2.42, blender explicits which version of python was used to compile (Compiled with Python version 2.4.) and more clearly that it didn’t find th pyhon (Checking for installed Python… No installed Python found.)
the last sentence is informationnal (Only built-in modules are available. Some scripts may not run.
Continuing happily)
but you’ve a problem on pc, blender shouldn’t quit.