[Pythonmac-SIG] 'import site' failed. Trouble starting python. What does this mean?

2005-07-19 Thread Louis Pecora
I've been having trouble running Python from BBEdit and the MacPython IDE (neither works) so I tried to start from the terminal. I get this message: louispec% python -v # installing zipimport hook import zipimport # builtin # installed zipimport hook 'import site' failed; traceback: ImportError

[Pythonmac-SIG] Python Eggs and Mac OS version compatibility

2005-07-19 Thread Kevin Dangoor
I have been packaging up some of my python packages in eggs: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PythonEggs Basically, an egg has everything you need to use a package, ready-to-run... including binary versions of extensions. It's a nice format because it enables people to just run an "easy_ins

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Python Eggs and Mac OS version compatibility

2005-07-19 Thread Ronald Oussoren
On 19-jul-2005, at 16:56, Kevin Dangoor wrote: > > That's where I need some help, because I don't know for certain what > the compatibility rules are. From reading this list for the past > several months, I have an idea: > > 1) an extension built for Python 2.4 on 10.3 should work under 10.4 > 2)

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 'import site' failed. Trouble starting python. What does this mean?

2005-07-19 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Jul 19, 2005, at 3:36 AM, Louis Pecora wrote: > I've been having trouble running Python from BBEdit and the MacPython > IDE (neither works) so I tried to start from the terminal. I get this > message: > > louispec% python -v > # installing zipimport hook > import zipimport # builtin > # insta

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Python Eggs and Mac OS version compatibility

2005-07-19 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Jul 19, 2005, at 4:56 AM, Kevin Dangoor wrote: > I have been packaging up some of my python packages in eggs: > http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PythonEggs > > Basically, an egg has everything you need to use a package, > ready-to-run... including binary versions of extensions. It's a n

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 'import site' failed. Trouble starting python. What does this mean?

2005-07-19 Thread Louis Pecora
Bob Ippolito wrote: >On Jul 19, 2005, at 3:36 AM, Louis Pecora wrote: > > > >>I've been having trouble running Python from BBEdit and the MacPython >>IDE (neither works) so I tried to start from the terminal. I get this >>message: >> >>louispec% python -v >># installing zipimport hook >>import

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] 'import site' failed. Trouble starting python. What does this mean?

2005-07-19 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Jul 19, 2005, at 1:33 PM, Louis Pecora wrote: > Bob Ippolito wrote: > > >> On Jul 19, 2005, at 3:36 AM, Louis Pecora wrote: >> >> >> >> >>> I've been having trouble running Python from BBEdit and the >>> MacPython >>> IDE (neither works) so I tried to start from the terminal. I get >>> th

[Pythonmac-SIG] not "MacPython" - right place?

2005-07-19 Thread William K
I'm not sure if this is the place - browsing the list shows everyone talking about MacPython or building their own. I'm just interested in figuring out something on Apple's included Python. Major Python newbie here (a couple Python books in the mail). When I do an install with no options,

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] not "MacPython" - right place?

2005-07-19 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Jul 19, 2005, at 5:38 PM, William K wrote: > I'm not sure if this is the place - browsing the list shows everyone > talking about MacPython or building their own. I'm just interested > in figuring out something on Apple's included Python. Major Python > newbie here (a couple Python books in

[Pythonmac-SIG] Posting KeyDown events to NSResponder instances?

2005-07-19 Thread Steve Spicklemire
Hi Folks, I'm guessing this is supposed to be easy.. but I've spend a good chunk of time searching for an approach, but none of the suggestions I've found is working for me. ;-( I need to 'manually' send a keyDown event (left arrow actually) to a QTMovieView instance. The movie view is in