Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'
Laura Creighton
lac at openend.se
Thu May 28 23:47:34 EDT 2015
webmaster at python.org just got some mail from some poor embarrased
soul who ran this program and broke their Python install.
They are running Mac OSX 10.7.5
They are getting:
Utility has encountered a fatal error, and will now terminate. A
Python runtime could not be located. You may need to install a
framework build of Python or edit the PyRuntimeLocations array in this
applications info.plist file. Then there are two oblong circles. One
says Open Console. The other says Terminate.
So https://docs.python.org/2/using/mac.html says:
The Apple-provided build of Python is installed in
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework and /usr/bin/python,
respectively. You should never modify or delete these, as they are
Apple-controlled and are used by Apple- or third-party software.
So, I assume this poor soul has done precisely that.
What do I tell her to do now?
Laura
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