Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Installing Pygame

2009-06-30 Thread Bill Janssen
Dav Clark wrote: > On Jun 29, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Bill Janssen wrote: > > > I don't see any pygame downloads for 10.4, so I wouldn't try to use it > > till I had some understanding of how to build it from scratch. > > From Macintosh section on http://pygame.org/download.shtml > > "These are pack

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Installing Pygame

2009-06-29 Thread Dav Clark
(I accidentally sent this just to arthamax) Pygame is the most difficult package I've installed by hand on the mac. I suspect the fink approach would be the easiest if you insist on python 2.6 and it supports pygame all with binary packages. I use MacPorts, which I've found to be more up-

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Installing Pygame

2009-06-29 Thread Dav Clark
On Jun 29, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Bill Janssen wrote: I don't see any pygame downloads for 10.4, so I wouldn't try to use it till I had some understanding of how to build it from scratch. From Macintosh section on http://pygame.org/download.shtml "These are packages for the python from python.org,

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Installing Pygame

2009-06-29 Thread Bill Janssen
My two cents: Don't try to install a new Python on OS X. Just use /usr/bin/python. artha...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > I am using a Mac PPC with Tiger 10.4.11 and I recently downloaded and > installed Python 2.6.2. and I am having difficulties getting started. What are you trying to do, learn Pyth

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Installing Pygame

2009-06-29 Thread Chris Rebert
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 6:14 PM, wrote: > Hi, > I am using a Mac PPC with Tiger 10.4.11 and I recently downloaded and > installed Python 2.6.2. and I am having difficulties getting started. > I purchased "Python Programming, 2nd Ed. for the absolute beginner" by > Michael Dawson because he uses ga

[Pythonmac-SIG] Installing Pygame

2009-06-29 Thread arthamax
I am using a Mac PPC with Tiger 10.4.11 and I recently downloaded and installed Python 2.6.2. and I am having difficulties getting started. I purchased "Python Programming, 2nd Ed. for the absolute beginner" by Michael Dawson because he uses games to teach programming and the book got great

[Pythonmac-SIG] Installing Pygame

2009-06-29 Thread arthamax
Hi, I am using a Mac PPC with Tiger 10.4.11 and I recently downloaded and installed Python 2.6.2. and I am having difficulties getting started. I purchased "Python Programming, 2nd Ed. for the absolute beginner" by Michael Dawson because he uses games to teach programming and the book got