On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 08:10:30AM +0200, Stephan Witt wrote: > >> Now you have to install Python yourself. You may download it from > >> python.org (https://www.python.org/downloads/macos/). Alternatively you > >> may run python in a terminal window and choose to install it from Apple. I > >> recommend the first option. > > > > Not sure if I understand it correctly - any up to date mac system won't run > > lyx 2.3.6.2 (or rather its pythonic parts) anymore? > > If this is the case we should add some info directly to > > https://www.lyx.org/Download ? > > Yes, that would be appropriate.
We should probably do that, I don't understand the details to write it on my own though. > At the time macOS 12 (Monterey) came out I verified the presence of python. > It was there and had version 2.7.18. While the installation of macOS update > to 12.3 the python installation will be removed. > > Apple provides python3 but it is not preinstalled anymore. There is only a > stub executable asking for download and installation of it: > > On reconfigure LyX checks for a usable python and triggers the popup window > with the opportunity to install python3. If the user responds with > ???Install??? and the download and install succeeds LyX has to be restarted > and is usable after reconfigure. > > I didn???t try yet how it goes if an existing LyX installation looses the > python executable. I want to try that next. But all these experiments are > time consuming as I have to do them in virtual machines. I have mac with 12.1 on my desk, which I avoid touching. It has some older version of LyX with both python 2 & 3 installed as I just checked. Is there something I can do for you? Pavel -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
