python on Mac

[Alex Martelli]

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:

> In article <1hdl37l.1mvgfva12tsntwN%aleaxit at yahoo.com>,
>  aleaxit at yahoo.com (Alex Martelli) wrote:
> 
> >Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
> >
> >> In article <1144293362.889863.146200 at i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> >>  "pierreth" <pthibault33 at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >You removed /usr/bin/python! This is a really bad idea
> >> 
> >> Is there any way to put it back, short of a full system reinstall?
> >
> >There's a free 3rd party tool known as Pacifist to extract part-installs
> >from Apple's system DVDs...
> 
> So there's no simple equivalent of "rpm --replace-pkgs"?

Never heard of one, but you should double-check on Macintosh-related
groups, where you're more likely to find relevant expertise.


Alex