[Pythonmac-SIG] Where to install on MacOSX, and with what permissions

[Tattoo Mabonzo K.]

Yo,

Maybe there's a clear Apple guideline about this but my guess would be =
that it may install somewhere under /Users/Public which is =
world-writeable and desktop-visible (!?) (the standard /usr/local =
directory not being desktop-visible by default.

=3D tmk =3D

On Wednesday, February 21, 2001, at 03:25 PM, Jack Jansen wrote:

> tmk's trouble with not being able to write in the Python home folder =
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> interesting point: where should we install MacPython on OSX, and with =
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> permissions?=20
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> If we install in a directory that is not world-writeable the installer =
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> also take care of pre-compiling all modules, because mere mortal users =
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> not be able to write the .pyc and .pyo files on the fly.=20
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