On 1/12/2011 12:57 PM, David Cortesi wrote:
I have installed ActiveState's Python 3 packages on Mac OS X 10.6.6.
When I run the Mac OS installer it shows all disks as ineligible and the error message, "numpy 1.5.1 can't be installed on this disk. numpy requires System Python 2.6 to install."
Sorry, that is is a bad error message. What I'm pretty sure it means to say is: "numpy requires the Python 2.6 binary from python.org " I looked at this error message ages ago, and It's less trivial to fix that you'd think -- but I thought it had been fixed.
What can I do to persuade numpy to install? Must I build it from source to get it to use Python 3?
You *may* need the python.org binary, rather than ActiveState, but it looks like you're trying to install a numpy binary for 2.6 -- that's not going to work on 3.* -- look for a binary for 3.* -- I'm not sure it exists, though. NOTE: if you're still confused, tell us exactly what file you are trying to install from, and where you downloaded it from. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception Chris.Barker@noaa.gov