Thanks Dan Fink? Which one is that?
On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 7:30 PM, Daniel O'Donovan <dan.odono...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Tony, > > > 1. Why are there so many "variations" of the Python installer for the > Mac? > > > I think you'll find that the biggest difference between MacPorts python > (and fink python) and most other builds (python.org for example), is that > MacPorts uses X11 rather than Aqua (Apple's native window manager) and are > not built as Apple 'Frameworks' - but rather regular shared libraries (more > like with linux). > > Using fink and MacPorts help integration with many linux type apps > (particularly helpful for scientific programming) whilst the native, > Framework builds are better for native looking Macintosh apps - and the > Apple bundled python is obviously native. > > This is a simple summary, and there are 101 more differences between all > the builds - but I think the first decision you'll want to make is whether > to go the Linux route, or go 'native' ;-) > > hth, > > Dan > > Daniel O'Donovan > dan.odono...@gmail.com > > > >
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