[Pythonmac-SIG] install again?

[Charles Hartman]

Me & my big mouth. OK, I will take a serious look at the page, and  
see whether I can construct something that at least gets to the point  
of having blanks that someone with knowledge can fill in.

Charles

On Feb 6, 2006, at 3:15 PM, Christopher Barker wrote:

> Charles, if you want to help, here's my suggestion:
>
> Re-write the main pythonmac.org page, then post your version to this
> list for discussion. If it is well liked, Bob has already said he'd
> be glad to replace the current page.
>
> Here are my suggestions for a how to write that page:
>
> Welcome to Python on the Mac!
>
> Intro-
>    links to other python resources, etc.
>
> What Python should I use?
>    -- brief discussion of the options.
>
>
>    --The "Recommended Option" -- for users without special needs or
> newbies that don't know what they need
>    ----- Link to Binary Python 2.4.* installer
>    ----- Instructions of stuff to do after installing:
>          -- Install TigerPython24Fix
>          -- Add /usr/local/bin to your PATH
>          -- Note: couldn't those steps be optionally done by the  
> installer?
>    ----- Link to Collection of packages on Pythonmac.org
>
>    ----- Link to Wiki pages for people that need to use other Pythons.
> Perhaps build instructions, etc.
>
> What do I do now?
>    -- How to run from command line
>    -- IDE/editor options
>    -- Pointers to "learn python" resources
>
> NOTE: I think we can recommend the same thing at this point for all
> users of OS-X 10.3 and 10.4. It also looks like the new Universal  
> build
> may become the news recommended Python for OS-X 10.3.9 and above, but
> it's not ready yet.
>
> I was thinking of a decision tree, based on what version of OS-X  
> you're
> running, and what you want to do (web development, GUI programming,
> etc), but I think we can, in fact have a single setup that will be  
> best
> for most people running 10.3 and greater, so we can keep it simple.
>
> -Chris
>
>
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