I have python 2.6.1 on mac os x and it has numpy. I downloaded scipy...dmg and it wouldn't install, giving msg: scipy 0.10.1 can't be installed on this disk. scipy requires python.org Python 2.6 to install. Does this mean I must install a different version of python? I am concerned with conflicts with my current version, which I installed to run with other python code. It is not the std os x version, but it is not in the default location. The installer did not give me a chance to define its location. Any help would be appreciated.
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Harvey <hjgreenberg@gmail.com> wrote:
I have python 2.6.1 on mac os x and it has numpy. I downloaded scipy...dmg and it wouldn't install, giving msg: scipy 0.10.1 can't be installed on this disk. scipy requires python.org Python 2.6 to install. Does this mean I must install a different version of python? I am concerned with conflicts with my current version, which I installed to run with other python code. It is not the std os x version, but it is not in the default location. The installer did not give me a chance to define its location. Any help would be appreciated.
Your current 2.6.1 is the version installed by OS X itself, which is used by the OS for some applications. It's better to not modify anything about it. Installing a new Python from python.org won't interfere with your system Python, and is as standard as it gets. The numpy/scipy/matplotlib/... binary installers all work only with the Python from python.org. Ralf
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