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

[hiaips]

Kevin Walzer wrote:
> 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 The universal build from Python.org is outdated (IIRC).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
>
>
>
> --
> Kevin Walzer
> Poetic Code
> http://www.kevin-walzer.com

Outdated??? It's Python 2.4.3 (and they already have a build for
2.5rc1), so I'm not sure what you mean.