Christopher Barker <chris.bar...@noaa.gov> wrote: > > and certainly the majority of those who need any help. > > I think that's key -- Bill's approach is fine one for some users, but > not what I"d recommend to newbies that aren't sure how to set a PATH.
Hmmm. My experience is that those are exactly the folks who get into trouble by using the python.org installer on their macs -- those who don't understand how PATH influences their usage experience. > The fact that there are a lot of ways to install Python on the Mac has > really been a pain for the community to support (and pretty ironic, > considering how the Mac platform usually is!). I'm not sure there is > much that can be done about it Yep. By the way, Python is more than "just another good scripting language". I build large systems with it. I do (rarely) write Mac "applications" with Python. I use Xcode and Cocoa-Python, and IMO it works great. Is that using py2app "under the covers"? This is another reason not to install a non-system Python; it sometimes screws up apps built using Xcode and Python. Bill _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG