Leonardo Santagada wrote: > -1 to use mac ports python as the base python > > On 18/08/2008, at 22:18, Bill Janssen wrote: > >>> >>> The official Mac Python should be an OS X application, with an icon, >>> living in /Applications, ideally with a Mac-standard editor app (the >>> 2.5.1 I have has IDLE), etc. >> >> No, probably not. Frankly, I think the official Mac Python should be >> (and is) /usr/bin/python, the version that Apple ships with the >> system. I always try to make my stuff work with that Python, instead >> of installing a different version, which in my experience usually >> leads to grief somewhere down the road. > > > I don't think this way, the official python should be the one from > python.org, as it is on windows or there will be no point to make python > 2.5.1 and 2.5.2 (or any point release that is not incorporated in > vendors builds). > > The only grief I ever had in using the python from python.org is that I > have to compile PyObjC from source, but this can be easily fixed. > > Talking about this, why not just point pythonmac.org to python.org > python version and release the packages as eggs on cheeseshop? > (specially py2exe and pyobjc as those are usually heavily needed on macs). > I'm suspicious of any solution involving the word "just". I suppose we will "just" be able to recruit volunteers to maintain the additional content? regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
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