Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac' (fwd)

2015-09-26 Thread Ned Deily
In article , kacyjo...@lclark.edu wrote: > I was having this same problem, entered those commands and got this as a > response: > > MacBook-Pro:~ kacyjones$ /usr/bin/python2.7 -c 'import > numpy;print(numpy.__file__)' >

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac' (fwd)

2015-09-20 Thread kacyjones
thon.org> > From: Ned Deily <n...@acm.org> > Subject: Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac' > Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 10:28:19 -0700 > Lines: 63 > > > Might that appear to work at first, but leave some subtle issues which are > > not at fi

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Ned Deily
In article 201505290347.t4t3lyjc006...@fido.openend.se, Laura Creighton l...@openend.se wrote: webmas...@python.org just got some mail from some poor embarrased soul who ran this program and broke their Python install. They are running Mac OSX 10.7.5 They are getting: Utility has

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Thu, 28 May 2015 23:07:42 -0700, Ned Deily writes: It would be helpful to know what utility it is that is encountering the fatal error; that message is not familiar and I suspect it is coming from trying to run some third-party application. It may be that the application was

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Cem Karan
On May 28, 2015, at 11:47 PM, Laura Creighton l...@openend.se wrote: webmas...@python.org just got some mail from some poor embarrased soul who ran this program and broke their Python install. They are running Mac OSX 10.7.5 They are getting: Utility has encountered a fatal error,

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread William Ray Wing
On May 29, 2015, at 9:12 AM, Cem Karan cfkar...@gmail.com wrote: On May 28, 2015, at 11:47 PM, Laura Creighton l...@openend.se wrote: webmas...@python.org just got some mail from some poor embarrased soul who ran this program and broke their Python install. They are running Mac OSX

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Ned Deily
In article 201505290959.t4t9xpdk016...@fido.openend.se, Laura Creighton l...@openend.se wrote: I asked her to come here, but I fear she is feeling a tad too embarassed to do that right now. I don't know how to find out the name of the Utility -- the Error message really does say 'Utility' --

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Skip Montanaro
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Ned Deily n...@acm.org wrote: Well, she could just download a current Python 2.7.x for OS X from python.org, install it, and see if that solves the problem. That would be likely the easiest thing to do and is unlikely to make matters worse. Might that

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Ned Deily
In article CANc-5Uy3Shm870E7G0tM2S64aX8MC_6jqzdZ0T3=karnitz...@mail.gmail.com, Skip Montanaro skip.montan...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Ned Deily n...@acm.org wrote: Well, she could just download a current Python 2.7.x for OS X from python.org, install it, and see

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread MrJean1
FWIW, I recently upgraded an older MacBook to Mac OS X 10.7.5 and there are 3 different versions of Python in /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework, see: $ ls /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/ 2.5 2.6 2.7 Current It is unclear whether MacOS X 10.7.5

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread Ned Deily
In article bffd4736-f9ff-492e-9069-836f6e786...@googlegroups.com, MrJean1 mrje...@gmail.com wrote: FWIW, I recently upgraded an older MacBook to Mac OS X 10.7.5 and there are 3 different versions of Python in /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework, see: $ ls

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread MrJean1
Correct, the Current version is just a link to 2.7. Also, the binaries '/usr/bin/python{,w} seem to be copies of the /System/Library/.../Versions/2.7/bin/python{,w} files. /Jean On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 2:01:05 PM UTC-4, Ned Deily wrote: In article

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-29 Thread random832
On Fri, May 29, 2015, at 12:11, Ned Deily wrote: As others have noted, running third-party apps like CleanMyMac is probably not a good idea, but, even if it is as crappy as its sounds, I would think it unlikely that it would be fooling with the Apple-supplied system Python in

Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac' (fwd)

2015-05-29 Thread Laura Creighton
Good news, we are getting closer to understanding what to do. This in from Ned. I will continue after the message: --- Forwarded Message Return-Path: python-list-bounces+lac=openend...@python.org From: Ned Deily n...@acm.org Subject: Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running

Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac'

2015-05-28 Thread Laura Creighton
webmas...@python.org just got some mail from some poor embarrased soul who ran this program and broke their Python install. They are running Mac OSX 10.7.5 They are getting: Utility has encountered a fatal error, and will now terminate. A Python runtime could not be located. You may