I've been using Python on Mac OS X for some time now... It's easy enough to find a python installer for OS X that'll bring you up to the latest version, without the need to compile. There's a Mac installer disk image here for 2.6.1, this is what I use. http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.1/
Adam Radestock stainlessgames Tel: (+44) (0)1983 827227 Mob: (+44) (0)7725568433 MSN: raddish...@hotmail.co.uk radd...@me.com -----Original Message----- From: django-users@googlegroups.com [mailto:django-us...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Russell Keith-Magee Sent: 05 February 2009 22:53 To: django-users@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [slightly offtopic] Which Python are people using on OSX? On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 6:07 AM, cjl <cjl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've been on Windows and Linux for many years, and recently picked up > a Macbook Pro for the fun of it. > > To be honest, I'm kind of disappointed with the Python included with > Leopard. I spent some time googling around to see what my options are > for running Python 2.6.1, and came up with this list: > > 1. Use the stock Python, slightly outdated 2.5.1, with weird and > incomplete modules. This is what I do currently, and I have done for almost a year (since I got my latest laptop). I'm not sure what you consider to be the "wierd and incomplete modules" - the only two problems I have had are with PIL and MySQL, and the MySQL problem is more about MySQL than Django or Python. > 3. Use MacPorts Python. Anyone know why the nearly all of Xorg gets > built as a dependency? I did this on my last computer. It worked fine; as a bonus, it was easy (well.. easier) to switch between pacakge versions for testing. I don't remember X.org being a dependency - there may be an option to turn this off. Anyway, YMMV. At the end of the day, do whatever works for you and you are comfortable with. Yours Russ Magee %-) ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs on its way into Stainless. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
