And don't consider replacing the OS X standard Python with your own, as there is no guarantee that any other version will run standard OS X functionality.
regards Steve On 2/6/2009 2:05 PM, Graham Dumpleton wrote: > > > > On Feb 6, 9:27 pm, "Adam Radestock" <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've been using Python on Mac OS X for some time now... >> >> It's easy enough to find a python installer for OS X that'll bring you >> up to the latest version, without the need to compile. There's a Mac >> installer disk image here for 2.6.1, this is what I >> use.http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.1/ > > Both MacPorts Python and PSF MacPython can be a PITA as some > installers are not fully universal builds. That is, the Python > framework has not been configured and compiled properly to include 64 > bit. This means that if you try and use standard operating system > Apache on MacOS X (Leopard) on 64 bit capable CPU, then you will > either not get mod_python/mod_wsgi to compile or they will fail at run > time. > > More details in: > > http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/InstallationOnMacOSX > > Thus, be prepared to compile Python from source code if you want to > use standard MacOS X installation of Apache on a 64 bit CPU. > > Graham > >> Adam Radestock >> stainlessgames >> >> Tel: (+44) (0)1983 827227 >> Mob: (+44) (0)7725568433 >> MSN: [email protected] >> [email protected] >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russell Keith-Magee >> Sent: 05 February 2009 22:53 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [slightly offtopic] Which Python are people using on OSX? >> >> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 6:07 AM, cjl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I've been on Windows and Linux for many years, and recently picked up >>> a Macbook Pro for the fun of it. >> >>> To be honest, I'm kind of disappointed with the Python included with >>> Leopard. I spent some time googling around to see what my options are >>> for running Python 2.6.1, and came up with this list: >> >>> 1. Use the stock Python, slightly outdated 2.5.1, with weird and >>> incomplete modules. >> >> This is what I do currently, and I have done for almost a year (since >> I got my latest laptop). I'm not sure what you consider to be the >> "wierd and incomplete modules" - the only two problems I have had are >> with PIL and MySQL, and the MySQL problem is more about MySQL than >> Django or Python. >> >>> 3. Use MacPorts Python. Anyone know why the nearly all of Xorg gets >>> built as a dependency? >> >> I did this on my last computer. It worked fine; as a bonus, it was >> easy (well.. easier) to switch between pacakge versions for testing. I >> don't remember X.org being a dependency - there may be an option to >> turn this off. >> >> Anyway, YMMV. At the end of the day, do whatever works for you and you >> are comfortable with. >> >> Yours >> Russ Magee %-) >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> This email has been scanned by MessageLabs on its way into Stainless. >> For more information please visithttp://www.messagelabs.com/email >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. >> For more information please visithttp://www.messagelabs.com/email >> ______________________________________________________________________ > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > -- Steve Holden Chairman, Python Software Foundation The Python Community Conference http://python.org/psf/ PyCon 2010 Atlanta Feb 19-21 http://us.pycon.org/ Watch PyCon on video now! http://pycon.blip.tv/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
