[Pythonmac-SIG] MacPython 2.1.1c2 on OS8.6

[basicprinting@earthlink.net]

The Official Jack Jansen MacPython Website still insists
     "There are no current beta distributions."
     #You might get more flies if you bother to bait the trap.


Installation of MacPython 2.1.1c2 on OS8.6 went successfully.


Most of the items in Mac:Lib:test
     failed, crashed, whatever


All of the samples in Mac:Demo:waste
     suffered from 'zombie' windows
     that refuse to dissapear once you close them.



Double-Click PythonInterpreterClassic and it whines:
       File "Net:Applications:Python 2.1.1:PythonInterpreterClassic", line 
1
         Joy!peffpwpc
            ^
     SyntaxError: invalid syntax

     This is surprising to me, considering this machine is
     only running circa 8.6 code. (Excepting the 2.1.1c2 install)
     (True or False):
         A Mac without CarbonLib installed
         is considered Classic?
     (True or False):
         To run a Python interpreter on an non-carbon mac
         you run PythonInterpreterClassic?

         and what the heck is that icon on the Classic Interpreter?




Double-Click PythonInterpreter and it launches successfully
     >>> import test.autotest
         4 tests failed:  test_longexp  test_sha  test_socket  test_zlib
         many items were skipped because there were no modules named blah, & 
blah1, & blah2...