Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Python development on OSX

2011-01-16 Thread Ned Deily
In article , >1. Why are there so many "variations" of the Python installer for the > Mac? (I'm not referring to 32-bit vs 64-bit architectures, although that > does complicate things quite a bit). > > For example, there is the OSX installer at Python.org, then there are the > Macports python

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Python development on OSX

2011-01-16 Thread Ned Deily
In article , Tony Cappellini wrote: > On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 7:30 PM, Daniel O'Donovan > wrote: > > I think you'll find that the biggest difference between MacPorts python > > (and fink python) and most other builds (python.org for example), is that > > MacPorts uses X11 rather than Aqua (Appl

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Python development on OSX

2011-01-16 Thread Tony Cappellini
>>Using fink and MacPorts help integration with many linux type apps > (particularly helpful for scientific programming) whilst the native, > Framework builds are better >>for native looking Macintosh apps - and the > Apple bundled python is obviously native. > > >>This is a simple summary, and the

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Python development on OSX

2011-01-16 Thread Tony Cappellini
Thanks Dan Fink? Which one is that? On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 7:30 PM, Daniel O'Donovan wrote: > Hi Tony, > > >1. Why are there so many "variations" of the Python installer for the > Mac? > > > I think you'll find that the biggest difference between MacPorts python > (and fink python) and mo

[Pythonmac-SIG] Python development on OSX

2011-01-16 Thread Tony Cappellini
Hello everyone, I've been doing Python development on Windows for several years, and now I will also be trying this on OSX. After getting my Macbook Pro, I've updated the os/software, then tried updating to Python 2.7. No knowing there are so many places to get the core Python installer for OSX,