[Pythonmac-SIG] Python for Mac OS X (again)
Jack Jansen
Jack.Jansen@cwi.nl
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 11:25:38 +0200
On Friday, August 2, 2002, at 11:02 , Aureli Soria Frisch wrote:
>>
>> Both for Tkinter and for wxPython you need a framework build of
>> Python. This rules out the current fink distribution, which is a
>> static Python. There's a good framework Python distribution at the
>> wxPython site.
>
> What is the difference between a framework build of Python and a static
> Python?
A framework build is a particular way of building that plays nicely with
OSX. All of the Python functionality (the core shared library, the Lib
directories, etc) are stored in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework.
The commandline "python" interpreter is a tiny skeleton program that
links against this. But, more importantly, there's also an alternative
interpreter, Python.app, which is a fullblown MacOSX Application (as
opposed to a unix commandline tool). To be able to connect to the window
server with full functionality you must be running as such a fullblown
.app, it seems.
>> At some point in the future my MacPython page will be updated, but I
>> just don't have the time for it right now. Also, things will become a
>> lot simpler when Python 2.3 is going to appear, as then there's really
>> no reason anymore to use the old MacPython if you're on OSX, as the
>> new MacPython (currently referred to as MachoPython) will be a
>> unix-Python based framework build with all the goodies people expect
>> from MacPython.
>
> Sounds great!! When it is planned Python 2.3 for OS X to appear?
Early alfa releases should become available real soon now.
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