[Pythonmac-SIG] "Best" Mac Python under Leopard?

[Andrew Jaffe]

Hi All,

Thanks for the advice!

However, I'm pretty sure I don't need the overhead of a fink or MacPorts 
install -- I've been very happy with Framwork installs so  far (and I'm 
pretty sure that's necessary for PyObjC).

I think the detailed questions are: is there a  way to use  PyObjC with 
a self-installed Framework install (or at least, will it be possible 
once 2.6 comes out)? Alternately, is there any problem installing new 
versions of (say) numpy with the built-in python (e.g., by using 
easy_install)?

Yours,

Andrew

Frank Schima wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> 
> On Aug 21, 2008, at 9:11 AM, Andrew Jaffe wrote:
> 
>> I know this comes up every few months, but there is never a definitive 
>> answer given.
>>
>> The short version is: what is the best Python to use under Leopard?
>>
>> The longer version is: What is the best Python to use under leopard if:
>>   - I want to use PyObjC
>>   - I want to use more recent versions of packages like numpy that 
>> come installed
>>   - I want to use ipython and readline
>>   - I think I want to be able to use more recent versions of Python 
>> (and I certainly will once 2.6 comes out).
>>
>> Currently I am using a framework build of 2.5.1 (since I was doing so 
>> under Tiger) but this seems to be a problem for pyobjc.
>>
>> It would also be great if there were a single place on the web where 
>> this is answered; if you search -- even with this group -- you get 
>> very different pieces of advice.
> 
> I can vouch for using MacPorts to do what you want. I currently use it 
> for programming with the latest Python 2.5.x, numpy, scipy, ipython, 
> wxpython, tkinter, pmw and many more add-ons. They are all kept up to 
> date and it's very easy to install and maintain (i.e. keep up to date). 
> Python 3.0 (alpha) is supported and 2.6 is close to being added. I 
> cannot, though, personally vouch for pyObjC in MacPorts because I don't 
> use it myself - I have to support multiple platforms. But pyObjC is 
> supported in MacPorts.
> 
> <http://www.macports.org/>
> 
> 
> Cheers!
> Frank Schima
> Boulder, CO
> schimaf at boulder.nist.gov
> 
> 
> 
> 
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