Thank so much to both of you for your input. You both know much more about this than I do so I shall follow your lead.
I discovered that there is some guidance in the python documentation regarding uninstalling...and it agrees with Williams advice so I will do it. On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 6:25 PM, John C. Tull <[email protected]>wrote: > William knows much more about all of this than I do. With that said, I am a > significant portion of the testing on OS X, and I have never used > python.org. I would say dump it if you don't explicitly need it. Also, > work out getting a build system for qgis that works, then start to tinker if > you have to do so. > > Cheers, > John > > On Sep 17, 2010, at 4:16 PM, William Kyngesburye wrote: > > > There are 2 camps on this: system and python.org, though I don't want to > start a debate about that here ;) Both are valid, though I prefer the > system version, and it's also the one most tested with Qgis as far as I > know. > > > > If you want to uninstall python.org, deleting > /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework is a start. It probably also has added > something to your PATH in your ~/.bash_profile. And there also may be > symlinks and scripts in /usr/local/bin, and maybe some headers or symlinks > in /usr/local/include. > > > > On Sep 17, 2010, at 4:49 PM, Matthew Denno wrote: > > > >> John, I guess the only reason was that I wanted to use Idle at one time. > I don't care anymore though. In your opinion would it be better uninstall > the python.org version? Will that remove > \Library\Frameworks\Python.frameworks...? > >> > >> I am just trying to figure out how to proceed to get this cleaned up and > working. > >> > >> > >>> On Sep 17, 2010 5:41 PM, "John C. Tull" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Matthew, > >>> > >>> Is there a specific reason to use python.org? Generally speaking, it > seems to prove best on OS X to avoid overriding system provided bins and > libs when possible. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> John > >>> > >>> On Sep 17, 2010, at 1:39 PM, William Kyngesburye wrote: > >>> > >>>> I think it will default to 32bit. > >>>> > >>>> O... > > > > ----- > > William Kyngesburye <kyngchaos*at*kyngchaos*dot*com> > > http://www.kyngchaos.com/ > > > > "This is a question about the past, is it? ... How can I tell that the > past isn't a fiction designed to account for the discrepancy between my > immediate physical sensations and my state of mind?" > > > > - The Ruler of the Universe > > > > > >
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