On May 21, 2005, at 2:52 AM, Bob Ippolito wrote:
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> What hasn't been answered recently? :)
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> -bob
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True enough Bob, though not always obvious to the new Mac/Unix user.
I understand where you are coming from (I was once an "expert" that
others turned to with HP-UX among others) and many questions seemed
obvious/trivial to me. I guess what this falls under is "fostering"
Python use on Mac OS X to me. Sometimes restating something and
maybe being more elaborative helps others less technically proficient
on a platform.
Please understand that I know the value and need for your level of
expertise here, and I do respect and appreciate your efforts. It is
obvious to me that Apple has not provided a sufficient and up-to-date
enough implementation of Python. Even keeping up to date with Python
and evolving third party packages, and deciding just how far to
follow, is a bit of a task. Maybe I can get to the point where I can
help with more "hand-holding" and between all of us we can unleash
the "force" of Python on Mac OS X for the next tier of potential
users, and maybe I'm just a dreamy old man. At the moment I have
been more involved in (sorting out the methodology of) class design
patterns in pure Python.
For example, I used a "clean" install for Tiger, wiping out all my
previous Python playthings and then installed:
MacPython-OSX-2.4.1-1.dmg
TigerPython24Fix-r2.zip
TigerPython23Compat.pkg
Now in the terminal "python2.4" works for me and I had not even
looked at your reference about PATH, and with just "python" I can
still access the Apple package (assuming I would want to :~). My
reference to at least a partial answer to the second part of the OPs
question was based on remembering a recent post by Ronald Oussoren.
Of course, in WingIDE I do point to /usr/local/bin/pythonw for 2.4
and will soon need to make sure I import more up-to-date packages
such as wxPython, Not overly difficult I'm sure, but a bridge I have
not crossed yet myself to be able to explain to others. I also have
yet to go through the ObjC docs you suggested to better understand
native interfaces.
It all takes a little time (especially at my age :~), but keeps my
head busy in these so-called "golden" years, and again your
contributions are greatly appreciated by all involved (unless one is
blind to the obvious :<)).
Lee C
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