[Pythonmac-SIG] [q] Help with choosing "right" python port

[Robert Valsjö]

On 9 aug 2005, at 20.54, Sheila King wrote:

> --On Tuesday, August 9, 2005 8:40 PM +0200 Robert Valsjö
> <robert at venetwork.net> wrote:
>
>
>> Bob's pages seems more updated. Is this the new "official" python for
>> Mac (Framework based)?
>>
>
> Where is "Bob's pages" ? Are these the ones at undefined.org?
>

Yes that's the one.

> I've installed Bob's version of Python 2.4.1 recently under Tiger  
> and found
> it to go much more smoothly for me than anything I tried to do with  
> the
> "official" or for that matter "Bob's" python under Panther.

I agree!

> I could not get
> the requisite Tcl-aqua libraries installed properly under Panther  
> (not that
> I tried very hard when it didn't work out of the box).

> Personally, as someone new to Macs (long time Python user ... well, 4+
> years, anyhow) coming from Windows/Linux, I found it very difficult  
> to get
> oriented as to what I should try to install on my Mac for using up- 
> to-date
> Python. (Clearly, this is reflected in the originating email for this
> thread, as well as a recent post at discussions.apple.com in the  
> Developer
> forum under the title "Python".)
>

Hm so it wasn't me beeing stupid then he he...!? :-)


> Newcomers to Mac have a very difficult time at present deciding  
> what Python
> to install and I think it is a real shame that the MacPython site,
> officially linked from Python.org, does not clearly and plainly  
> address
> this issue.
>

Is Jack on this list? Can we/I help updating the site or should  
python.org link directly to Bob's site?


> I've lurked on this list for a few months now, and it took me a  
> long time
> to figure out where and how to get "Bob's" python. It shouldn't be  
> that
> hard. (Yes, I know I could have just asked...but how many people do  
> you
> want posting to this list asking that question all the time? It  
> should be
> easy to figure out from the web pages...)
> Sorry for the Tuesday morning rant. Off to get more coffee...
>

OK I get my evening coffee now.

/rob


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Robert Valsjö
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