John> I'm totally new to Python and having worked in a windows John> environment for years and now my personal pc of choice is a mac.
John> Would someone be so kind as to walk me through installing python John> on a mac? John> I don't want to use the newest version because the class that I'm John> trying to get into uses 2.6 and 2.7 versions only. So, I need John> that version installed so I can do homework assignments, etc. Have you tried /usr/bin/python? On Leopard (10.5.x) it is v 2.5.1. If you have Snow Leopard perhaps it's 2.6.something. If that won't work for your needs, just download the Mac installer image for 2.7.1 appropriate to your version of OS X from this page: http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.1/ Once installed, locate the file (probably in ~/Downloads or something similar) and double-click it to install in the usual manner. I normally just build from source (and don't bother with the framework stuff), so just to confirm my instructions, I tried it out: * download * open the disk image (double click, use the "open" command from a shell prompt, etc) * open the corresponding volume which that mounts (named "Python 2.7.1") * double-click the Python.mpkg file to run the installer The resulting binary is in /usr/local/bin/python (non-framework version) /usr/local/bin/pythonw (framework version) I'm sure others more knowledgeable about Python-on-a-Mac will correct any mistakes I've made. -- Skip Montanaro - s...@pobox.com - http://www.smontanaro.net/ _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG