On Oct 13, 2007, at 8:23 PM, Adam Atlas wrote: > On Oct 13, 7:21 pm, John Velman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm considering moving from Linux to imac. I've recently >> returned to >> Python (was never very expert) to develop a small gui >> application. At >> present I plan to use PyGTK with Pango and Cairo. >> >> What surprises may I be in for :-) >> >> (Currently using slackware 11.0 on an old (8 years) slow (400mhz) >> machine.) >> >> Thanks, >> >> John Velman > > Well... I think OS X currently comes with Python 2.3 or 2.4. I > recommend getting Fink (fink.sourceforge.net), which is basically a > DPKG/APT repository for OS X plus an added system for automatically > building packages from source. It'll keep the system up to date with > the latest 2.5 release (and future versions). > > If you're using PyGTK, you will need to install Apple X11 (can't > remember if it's installed by default yet), since OS X's window > manager is not X11-based. Fink can also install GTK+, etc. for you. > Other than that, most things should work as on Linux, more or less.
He doesn't need Fink for up to date Python version as os x binaries are available from the www.python.org. Erik Jones Software Developer | Emma® [EMAIL PROTECTED] 800.595.4401 or 615.292.5888 615.292.0777 (fax) Emma helps organizations everywhere communicate & market in style. Visit us online at http://www.myemma.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
