Me & my big mouth. OK, I will take a serious look at the page, and see whether I can construct something that at least gets to the point of having blanks that someone with knowledge can fill in.
Charles On Feb 6, 2006, at 3:15 PM, Christopher Barker wrote: > Charles, if you want to help, here's my suggestion: > > Re-write the main pythonmac.org page, then post your version to this > list for discussion. If it is well liked, Bob has already said he'd > be glad to replace the current page. > > Here are my suggestions for a how to write that page: > > Welcome to Python on the Mac! > > Intro- > links to other python resources, etc. > > What Python should I use? > -- brief discussion of the options. > > > --The "Recommended Option" -- for users without special needs or > newbies that don't know what they need > ----- Link to Binary Python 2.4.* installer > ----- Instructions of stuff to do after installing: > -- Install TigerPython24Fix > -- Add /usr/local/bin to your PATH > -- Note: couldn't those steps be optionally done by the > installer? > ----- Link to Collection of packages on Pythonmac.org > > ----- Link to Wiki pages for people that need to use other Pythons. > Perhaps build instructions, etc. > > What do I do now? > -- How to run from command line > -- IDE/editor options > -- Pointers to "learn python" resources > > NOTE: I think we can recommend the same thing at this point for all > users of OS-X 10.3 and 10.4. It also looks like the new Universal > build > may become the news recommended Python for OS-X 10.3.9 and above, but > it's not ready yet. > > I was thinking of a decision tree, based on what version of OS-X > you're > running, and what you want to do (web development, GUI programming, > etc), but I think we can, in fact have a single setup that will be > best > for most people running 10.3 and greater, so we can keep it simple. > > -Chris > > > -- > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig