[Pythonmac-SIG] Why dynload_next.c rather than dynload_shlib.c?

Apple's Python seems to be built with dynload_shlib.c which allows it to handle extension modules built as bundles and dynamic libraries. python.org Python uses dynload_next.c which means that extension modules must be built as bundles. Is there any particular reason for this (I'm new to MacOS)

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Why dynload_next.c rather than dynload_shlib.c?

As of Python 2.5a2, python.org python should use dynload_shlib.c on 10.3 and 10.4. I didn't realize that Apple's python was built differently... Anyhow, if you want to build your own Py2.4 with dynload_shlib the patch is pretty easy. You can search for the patch on sourceforge (it's agains

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Appscript, adding files to iTunes

Daniel Thorpe wrote: >Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help me with an Appscript / iTunes >utility I'm trying to write. Does anyone know how I add m4a files to >my iTunes library using appscript? > >So far, I have a list of filenames, which I want to add to my library >(which I've got a referenc

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] GMP bigot now chastened.

On Apr 26, 2006, at 22:45, Alex Martelli wrote: > > On Apr 26, 2006, at 8:19 PM, Daniel Lord wrote: > >> Alex, >> Just so you and anyone who cares that our platform get fair >> treatment know. Turns out the Mac bigot was behaving badly again. >> GMP 4.2 doesn't compile on PPC macs either and

[Pythonmac-SIG] /Applications/MacPython 2.4/Extras/Tools missing from Universal build?

Hi all, Maybe I'm missing something (pun not intended), but I'm missing /Applications/MacPython 2.4/Extras/Tools and contents from the Universal build. Are those tools put somewhere else? Cheers, Frank ___ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@pyth