The link I sent is to 2.7. Do you really *need* 2.7.1? 2.7 and 2.7.1 have same features.
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Richard Fuhr <[email protected]>wrote: > A DMG file is exactly what I was looking for, but It looks like the time > stamps on the files at http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7/ are from > July, 2010 and therefore would not have the latest version of Python > (2.7.1). > > So is the best thing to do, just keep an eye on > http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7/ until there is a more recent time > stamp? > > > On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:06 AM, James Thiele <[email protected]>wrote: > >> try: >> >> http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7/python-2.7-macosx10.5.dmg >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Richard Fuhr <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Some radio waves were modulated in the creation of this email. >> > > -- Some radio waves were modulated in the creation of this email.
