[Pythonmac-SIG] Just starting out - Python 2.3.3?

[Bob Ippolito]

On Jan 26, 2005, at 23:49, Richard Jones wrote:

> I'm starting on the path to PyObjC, and have made some progress. I'm 
> developing a very simple GUI control panel to allow starting, stopping 
> and status display of a Zope server running on the machine. I've hit a 
> nasty roadblock though - Zope (2.7.4) *requires* Python 2.3.3. 
> Unfortunately, because I want to use all the incredibly useful Zope 
> Daemon management functions (zdaemon), the process that imports PyObjC 
> must import Zope.
>
> Is there a way to either:
>
> 1. install a newer Python over the Apple one, or

Never ever do that.

> 2. install the PyObjC stuff alongside a manually compiled Python?

That works fine.

-bob