Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac' (fwd)

2015-09-26 Thread Ned Deily
In article , kacyjo...@lclark.edu wrote: > I was having this same problem, entered those commands and got this as a > response: > > MacBook-Pro:~ kacyjones$ /usr/bin/python2.7 -c 'import > numpy;print(numpy.__file__)' > /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac' (fwd)

2015-09-20 Thread kacyjones
Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac' > Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 10:28:19 -0700 > Lines: 63 > > > Might that appear to work at first, but leave some subtle issues which are > > not at first apparent? I don't know how intertwined Apple's Py

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac' (fwd)

2015-05-29 Thread Laura Creighton
Good news, we are getting closer to understanding what to do. This in from Ned. I will continue after the message: --- Forwarded Message Return-Path: From: Ned Deily Subject: Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac' Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 10:28:19 -0700

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread random832
On Fri, May 29, 2015, at 12:11, Ned Deily wrote: > As others > have noted, running third-party apps like CleanMyMac is probably not a > good idea, but, even if it is as crappy as its sounds, I would think it > unlikely that it would be fooling with the Apple-supplied system Python > in /System/

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread MrJean1
Correct, the "Current" version is just a link to "2.7". Also, the binaries '/usr/bin/python{,w}" seem to be copies of the "/System/Library/.../Versions/2.7/bin/python{,w}" files. /Jean On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 2:01:05 PM UTC-4, Ned Deily wrote: > In article , > MrJean1 wrote: > > FWIW, I

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Ned Deily
In article , MrJean1 wrote: > FWIW, I recently upgraded an older MacBook to Mac OS X 10.7.5 and there are 3 > different versions of Python in /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework, > see: > > $ ls /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/ > 2.5 2.6 2.7 Current > >

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread MrJean1
FWIW, I recently upgraded an older MacBook to Mac OS X 10.7.5 and there are 3 different versions of Python in /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework, see: $ ls /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/ 2.5 2.6 2.7 Current It is unclear whether MacOS X 10.7.5 instal

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Ned Deily
In article , Skip Montanaro wrote: > On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Ned Deily wrote: > > > Well, she could just download a current Python 2.7.x for OS X from > > python.org, install it, and see if that solves the problem. That would > > be likely the easiest thing to do and is unlikely to

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Skip Montanaro
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Ned Deily wrote: > Well, she could just download a current Python 2.7.x for OS X from > python.org, install it, and see if that solves the problem. That would > be likely the easiest thing to do and is unlikely to make matters worse. > Might that appear to work

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Ned Deily
In article <201505290959.t4t9xpdk016...@fido.openend.se>, Laura Creighton wrote: > I asked her to come here, but I fear she is feeling a tad too > embarassed to do that right now. I don't know how to find out > the name of the Utility -- the Error message really does say > 'Utility' -- with no n

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread William Ray Wing
> On May 29, 2015, at 9:12 AM, Cem Karan wrote: > > > On May 28, 2015, at 11:47 PM, Laura Creighton wrote: > >> webmas...@python.org just got some mail from some poor embarrased >> soul who ran this program and broke their Python install. >> >> They are running Mac OSX 10.7.5 >> >> They are

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Cem Karan
On May 28, 2015, at 11:47 PM, Laura Creighton wrote: > webmas...@python.org just got some mail from some poor embarrased > soul who ran this program and broke their Python install. > > They are running Mac OSX 10.7.5 > > They are getting: > > Utility has encountered a fatal error, and wil

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Thu, 28 May 2015 23:07:42 -0700, Ned Deily writes: >It would be helpful to know what utility it is that is encountering the >fatal error; that message is not familiar and I suspect it is coming >from trying to run some third-party application. It may be that the >application was

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-28 Thread Ned Deily
In article <201505290347.t4t3lyjc006...@fido.openend.se>, Laura Creighton wrote: > webmas...@python.org just got some mail from some poor embarrased > soul who ran this program and broke their Python install. > > They are running Mac OSX 10.7.5 > > They are getting: > > Utility has encoun

Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-28 Thread Laura Creighton
webmas...@python.org just got some mail from some poor embarrased soul who ran this program and broke their Python install. They are running Mac OSX 10.7.5 They are getting: Utility has encountered a fatal error, and will now terminate. A Python runtime could not be located. You may n