[Pythonmac-SIG] Python PyGame GTK SQLAlchemy on Leopard

[Christopher Barker]

Chris Van Bael wrote:
> I want to port an application that runs on Linux and Windows perfectly to OSX.
> We use Python 2.5, PyGame, PyGTK and SQLAlchemy for it.
> Now I have a system with Leopard on it, but want to make sure what
> would be the best solution to get these dependencies installed on it.
> I remember reading on this mailinglist that there were some problems
> with the python included in Leopard.

some, but it mostly works well -- the biggest issues to decide are:

D you want to build stand-alone executables that will run on pre-leopard 
systems?

Do the big packages you need come as binaries -- if so, for which python?

That being said, I'd go with the python from python.org -- more ups to 
date, and usually better support by third party packages.

> Do I need to install another Python alongside the included python (or
> should I replace it)?

Do not replace it -- the python.org python can be installed in addition 
to it, outside of system directories.


As for pyGTK -- another option is a fink or macports python -- these 
sometimes support the "unix-y" stuff better.

I know it's a mess!

-Chris




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