[Pythonmac-SIG] tiger

[Lee Cullens]

On May 21, 2005, at 2:52 AM, Bob Ippolito wrote:
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> What hasn't been answered recently? :)
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> -bob
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>

True enough Bob, though not always obvious to the new Mac/Unix user.   
I understand where you are coming from (I was once an "expert" that  
others turned to with HP-UX among others) and many questions seemed  
obvious/trivial to me.   I guess what this falls under is "fostering"  
Python use on Mac OS X to me.  Sometimes restating something and  
maybe being more elaborative helps others less technically proficient  
on a platform.

Please understand that I know the value and need for your level of  
expertise here, and I do respect and appreciate your efforts.  It is  
obvious to me that Apple has not provided a sufficient and up-to-date  
enough implementation of Python.  Even keeping up to date with Python  
and evolving third party packages, and deciding just how far to  
follow, is a bit of a task.  Maybe I can get to the point where I can  
help with more "hand-holding" and between all of us we can unleash  
the "force" of Python on Mac OS X for the next tier of potential  
users, and maybe I'm just a dreamy old man.  At the moment I have  
been more involved in (sorting out the methodology of) class design  
patterns in pure Python.

For example, I used a "clean" install for Tiger, wiping out all my  
previous Python playthings and then installed:

  MacPython-OSX-2.4.1-1.dmg
     TigerPython24Fix-r2.zip
     TigerPython23Compat.pkg

Now in the terminal "python2.4" works for me and I had not even  
looked at your reference about PATH, and with just "python" I can  
still access the Apple package (assuming I would want to :~).   My  
reference to at least a partial answer to the second part of the OPs  
question was based on remembering a recent post by Ronald Oussoren.

Of course, in WingIDE I do point to /usr/local/bin/pythonw for 2.4  
and will soon need to make sure I import more up-to-date packages  
such as wxPython,  Not overly difficult I'm sure, but a bridge I have  
not crossed yet myself to be able to explain to others.  I also have  
yet to go through the ObjC docs you suggested to better understand  
native interfaces.

It all takes a little time (especially at my age :~), but keeps my  
head busy in these so-called "golden" years, and again your  
contributions are greatly appreciated by all involved (unless one is  
blind to the obvious :<)).

Lee C