On Feb 9, 2006, at 10:52 AM, Bill Janssen wrote: >> "pythonw" invokes GUI applications, "python" invokes console >> applications. When installing an extension, I don't type "pythonw >> setup.py install." > > But you could. > > No, my conceptual problem is just that you shouldn't need that extra > "w", and once you start explaining why it's there, there's no good > place to stop. You start bushwhacking into a thicket of MacPython > complexity which scares people away.
If we recommend that the user installs a particular framework build of Python, we could distribute it such that python and pythonw are indistinguishable. This issue then disappears. -bob _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
