Wee post to express my thanks to Jonathan Linowes of Vaporbase for the advice on the issues I had with Ruby on Rails.
After reading the first page of his RoR setup, I went through the hidden files on my user directory. Noticing how similar the conent of .bash_login (amended for ruby) and .bash_profile (generated by MacPython) I ameded the latter to include the statements of the former and I now have both a working version of Ruby on Rails and Django. Love it when a plan comes together.
Now to test my true nerd power as I simultaneously develop a site in both Django and Ruby on Rails and let the client choose…..