Actually I don't really need 2.7.1 and, in fact, I have already been using 2.7 for quite some time.
The only reason that I posted the question on the board was that I am new to Python and the whole installation process. When I saw that 2.7.1 had just been released yesterday I thought it would be nice to install the latest version. When I was puzzled as to the lack of a self-contained installer for the Mac, I posted the question. But, you're right, I can certainly stick with 2.7 On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:24 AM, James Thiele <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. >
