use SciPy with Python 2.4.1?

[John Hunter]

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Kern <rkern at ucsd.edu> writes:

    Robert> beliavsky at aol.com wrote:
    >> Is SciPy usable with Python 2.4.1? At
    >> http://www.scipy.org/download/ it says that 2.3.3 is
    >> recommended, and I don't see a binary for 2.4.1.

    Robert> It is usable with Python 2.4.1 on Linux and OS X at
    Robert> least. IIRC, mingw-compiled extensions don't work with the
    Robert> standard Python 2.4.1 interpreter, which is, I believe,
    Robert> the largest holdup for Windows binaries for 2.4.1.

I routinely compile matplotlib with mingw for 2.4 and haven't had any
problems.  If I recall correctly, a trivial patch for distutils is
needed which is described at
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2004-December/254826.html

JDH