On 9 aug 2005, at 20.54, Sheila King wrote: > --On Tuesday, August 9, 2005 8:40 PM +0200 Robert Valsjö > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Bob's pages seems more updated. Is this the new "official" python for >> Mac (Framework based)? >> > > Where is "Bob's pages" ? Are these the ones at undefined.org? >
Yes that's the one. > I've installed Bob's version of Python 2.4.1 recently under Tiger > and found > it to go much more smoothly for me than anything I tried to do with > the > "official" or for that matter "Bob's" python under Panther. I agree! > I could not get > the requisite Tcl-aqua libraries installed properly under Panther > (not that > I tried very hard when it didn't work out of the box). > Personally, as someone new to Macs (long time Python user ... well, 4+ > years, anyhow) coming from Windows/Linux, I found it very difficult > to get > oriented as to what I should try to install on my Mac for using up- > to-date > Python. (Clearly, this is reflected in the originating email for this > thread, as well as a recent post at discussions.apple.com in the > Developer > forum under the title "Python".) > Hm so it wasn't me beeing stupid then he he...!? :-) > Newcomers to Mac have a very difficult time at present deciding > what Python > to install and I think it is a real shame that the MacPython site, > officially linked from Python.org, does not clearly and plainly > address > this issue. > Is Jack on this list? Can we/I help updating the site or should python.org link directly to Bob's site? > I've lurked on this list for a few months now, and it took me a > long time > to figure out where and how to get "Bob's" python. It shouldn't be > that > hard. (Yes, I know I could have just asked...but how many people do > you > want posting to this list asking that question all the time? It > should be > easy to figure out from the web pages...) > Sorry for the Tuesday morning rant. Off to get more coffee... > OK I get my evening coffee now. /rob > -- > Sheila King > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.thinkspot.net/sheila/ > > _______________________________________________ > Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig > Robert Valsjö E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +46 70 861 87 82 www.venetwork.net "Of course there are intelligent beings in the Universe, otherwise they would have come here a long time ago" ;-) _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
