OS X and Python - wxPython has forced a rehash of my approach

[Kevin Walzer]

hiaips wrote:
> metaperl.etc at gmail.com wrote:
>> Earlier I asked about how people installed Python on OS X, given that
>> one can choose from Xcode, Fink, Darwin, ActiveState and source builds:
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/5c4cde4206d1fbb7/37de06a6bb6b2361?lnk=gst&q=OS+X+and+Python+-+what+is+your+install+strategy%3F&rnum=1#37de06a6bb6b2361
>>
>> but before I knew it, I had been sucked in by the ease and vastness of
>> the Fink repository.
>>
>> Now my bliss run has come to a full halt due to these instructions at
>> `wxPython.org <http://www.wxpython.org/download.php>`_
>>
>> Note to Fink users: Versions of Python installed by Fink cannot run
>> wxPython (unless you install and run X11...). You need to use Apple's
>> Framework builds, or a third-party Framework build.
>>
>> And reading a bit further:
>>
>> Python 2.4 Framework builds are available for download from the
>> undefined.org MacPython site. ActiveState also distributes a Framework
>> build.
>>
>> So I guess I will look into a Framework build as my starting point.
> 
> I'd really recommend using the universal build from python.org. As a
> previous poster mentioned, it is a framework build. I've never had any
> trouble using wxPython in conjunction with it, either.
> 
The universal build from Python.org is outdated (IIRC). A better, more
optimized one is available from
http://pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/dmg/Universal-MacPython-2.4.3-2006-04-07.dmg



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Kevin Walzer
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