On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Ralf Gommers <ralf.gomm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Which exact Python do we need to use on Mac? Do we need to use the >> binary installer from python.org? > > Yes, the one from python.org. > >> Or can I install it from source?
you could install from source using the same method that the python.org binaries are built -- there is a script with the source to do that, though I'm not sure what the point of that would be. > The 10.3 installers for 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 should be compiled on OS X 10.5. It would be great to continue support for that, though I wonder how many people still need it -- I don't think Apple supports 10.5 anymore, for instance. > The 10.7 --> 10.6 support hasn't been checked, but I wouldn't trust it. I > have a 10.6 machine, so I can compile those binaries if needed. That would be better, but it would also be nice to check how building on 10.7 works. > Avoid using system Python for anything. The first thing to do on any new OS > X system is install Python some other way, preferably from python.org. +1 > Last note: bdist_mpkg is unmaintained and doesn't support Python 3.x. Most > recent version is at: https://github.com/matthew-brett/bdist_mpkg, for > previous versions numpy releases I've used that at commit e81a58a471 There has been recent discussion on the pythonmac list about this -- some waffling about how important it is -- though I think it would be good to keep it up to date. > If we want 3.x binaries, then we should fix that or (preferably) build > binaries with Bento. Bento has grown support for mpkg's; I'm not sure how > robust that is. So maybe bento is a better route than bdist_mpkg -- this is worth discussion on teh pythonmac list. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion