It looks like Python 2.7.1 has just come out. See http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.1/
What is the best way of installing 2.7.1 on a Mac running Snow Leopard? There doesn't seem to be an installer, as there is for Windows. I downloaded - Gzipped source tar ball (2.7.1)<http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.1/Python-2.7.1.tgz> (sig)<http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.1/Python-2.7.1.tgz.asc> but it is not clear to me what to do with it. The zip file decompresses into a folder named Python-2.7.1, which is on my desktop, which contains the following. drwxr-x---@ 28 richardfuhr staff 952 Nov 27 07:29 Doc drwxr-x---@ 134 richardfuhr staff 4556 Nov 27 07:13 Modules drwxr-x---@ 253 richardfuhr staff 8602 Nov 27 07:12 Lib drwxr-x---@ 11 richardfuhr staff 374 Nov 27 07:08 RISCOS drwxr-x---@ 39 richardfuhr staff 1326 Nov 27 07:08 PC drwxr-x---@ 23 richardfuhr staff 782 Nov 27 07:08 Tools drwxr-x---@ 15 richardfuhr staff 510 Nov 27 07:08 Mac drwxr-x---@ 25 richardfuhr staff 850 Nov 27 07:07 Parser drwxr-x---@ 36 richardfuhr staff 1224 Nov 27 07:07 Misc drwxr-x---@ 46 richardfuhr staff 1564 Nov 27 07:07 Objects drwxr-x---@ 23 richardfuhr staff 782 Nov 27 07:07 Demo drwxr-x---@ 3 richardfuhr staff 102 Nov 27 07:07 Grammar drwxr-x---@ 93 richardfuhr staff 3162 Nov 27 07:07 Include drwxr-x---@ 54 richardfuhr staff 1836 Nov 27 07:07 PCbuild drwxr-x---@ 74 richardfuhr staff 2516 Nov 27 07:07 Python -rw-r-----@ 1 richardfuhr staff 53731 Nov 27 06:40 README -rwxr-x---@ 1 richardfuhr staff 404989 Oct 31 18:47 configure -rw-r-----@ 1 richardfuhr staff 125823 Oct 31 18:47 configure.in -rw-r-----@ 1 richardfuhr staff 89384 Oct 31 09:40 setup.py -rw-r-----@ 1 richardfuhr staff 34163 Oct 15 17:53 pyconfig.h.in -rw-r-----@ 1 richardfuhr staff 40774 Oct 14 04:37 Makefile.pre.in -rw-r-----@ 1 richardfuhr staff 14231 Jul 3 06:34 LICENSE -rwxr-x---@ 1 richardfuhr staff 7122 Jun 13 2003 install-sh There is a very lengthy README file, but I am not sure how much of it applies, or whether installation should really be that complicated. If anyone has already installed 2.7.1 on your Mac running Snow Leopard, what did you do? I also posted this on our UW Python class mailing list, but thought I would post it here too.
