Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-18 Thread Christopher Barker
Robertson Holt wrote: > and got confused by this paragraph on the MacPython site, NOT python.org We've GOT to get that site updated! Is Jack around? -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT (206) 526-6959 v

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-17 Thread Bill Janssen
I'll add a note in bold on the python.org Macintosh downloads page saying not to remove the Apple-provided version. Bill ___ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-17 Thread Trent Mick
[Daniel Lord wrote] > > On Apr 15, 2006, at 15:53, Bob Ippolito wrote: > > >There are relatively few applications that are launched by > >LaunchServices *and* use the PATH environment variable. From the > >rest of the thread, it sounds like Komodo is apparently one of these. > > Yes, Komodo

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-17 Thread Troy Rollins
On Apr 17, 2006, at 1:22 PM, Trent Mick wrote: > ActivePython 2.4.3 should most certainly be considered an install > target > for an extension looking for a "python 2.4.3" to install to. > > And, yes, ActivePython is a framework build/install of Python, just as > are the Apple Python and MacPyt

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-17 Thread Trent Mick
[Troy Rollins wrote] > > Installers for extensions are specific to a particular version of > > Python anyway. Mac OS X installers don't try and detect Python, > > they hard code where they expect to find it (win32 installers do > > search though). Your problem is that you found the wrong

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-17 Thread Piet van Oostrum
> "Robertson Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (RH) wrote: >RH> "Remove /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework and everything in it; >RH> remove /Applications/MacPython-2.3 and everything in it;" >RH> Which I deleted from the finder. But your error message was about a missing /System/Library/Framework

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4 - Installer myopia

2006-04-16 Thread Ronald Oussoren
On 16-apr-2006, at 0:44, Daniel Lord wrote: > >> On Apr 15, 2006, at 5:57 PM, Bob Ippolito wrote: >> Installers for extensions are specific to a particular version of >> Python anyway. > But is that always necessary? I am sure it is sometimes, > particularly when the OS changes dramatically lik

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-15 Thread Robertson Holt
Ok, right I thought ApplePython = MacPython and got confused by this paragraph on the MacPython site, NOT python.org "The downside of Apple including 2.3 is that running MacPython 2.3.3 on Mac OS X 10.3 is a bit of a problem: when you install the full MacPython 2.3.3 distribution (the one labell

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4 - Installer myopia

2006-04-15 Thread Daniel Lord
On Apr 15, 2006, at 16:03, Bob Ippolito wrote: > It's possible that the wxPython guys screwed up, or it's possible > that you downloaded an installer for Apple's Python 2.3 framework > and expected it to work with an entirely different version of > Python installed in another location. You

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4 - Installer myopia

2006-04-15 Thread Daniel Lord
On Apr 15, 2006, at 5:57 PM, Bob Ippolito wrote:Installers for extensions are specific to a particular version ofPython anyway.  But is that always necessary? I am sure it is sometimes, particularly when the OS changes dramatically like from 10.3 to 10.4.But what about the case of the Alias researc

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-15 Thread Daniel Lord
On Apr 15, 2006, at 14:10, Troy Rollins wrote:The thing I'm slightly unclear about is the best way to change my   path on OSX. Changing things like ~/.profile and ~/.bash_profile   change it for the shell, but do not change it systemwide. I've   modified my ~/.MacOSX.environment.plist, which seems

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-15 Thread Troy Rollins
On Apr 15, 2006, at 5:57 PM, Bob Ippolito wrote: > Is there any particular reason to change it in > MacOSX.environment.plist? What applications do you use that aren't > started from the shell, yet look in $PATH for Python? I've never > seen one, but then again I don't use GUI text editors

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-15 Thread Troy Rollins
On Apr 15, 2006, at 2:43 PM, Daniel Lord wrote: > The recommended approach (and it used to be the default on install > for MacPython--I beleive it may still be but is optional now) is to > install MacPython in /usr/local/bin leaving Apple's Python 2.3 > intact. Then you put /usr/local/bin in your

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-15 Thread Daniel Lord
It is _not_ a good thing to remove Apple's Python. Don't panic though. First, let's stop this from happening to anybody else... Can you tell me where those instructions are that recommend that on Python.org? I believe they refer to a previous _MacPython_ that was installed which is not the sa

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-15 Thread Bill Janssen
> Hi, > > I'm using 10.3.9 > > removed Python 2.3 as per instructions on python.org > > installed Python 2.4 > > and now can't launch some apps which reference 2.3 Please point me to the instructions on python.org which tell you to remove Python 2.3 from your Mac, so that I can stamp them out!

[Pythonmac-SIG] 2.3 vs 2.4

2006-04-15 Thread Robertson Holt
Hi, I'm using 10.3.9 removed Python 2.3 as per instructions on python.org installed Python 2.4 and now can't launch some apps which reference 2.3 dyld: /Applications/Alias/MotionBuilder 7 PLE/MotionBuilder 7 PLE.app/Contents/MacOS/ple can't open library: /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.frame