[Pythonmac-SIG] Building python 2.4.3 on OSX 10.3.9

[Bob Ippolito]

On Jul 12, 2006, at 7:51 AM, Michael Glassford wrote:

> 2) When I run python (either the one I built, from
> /usr/local/bin/python2.4, or the one installed by the universal binary
> installer at
> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/python2.4), and
> "import appscript", for example, I get this error:
>
>
> """
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>    File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/appscript/ 
> __init__.py",
> line 16, in ?
>      from specifier import app, CommandError
>    File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/appscript/ 
> specifier.py",
> line 9, in ?
>      import aem
>    File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/aem/__init__.py", line
> 25, in ?
>      from send import *
>    File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/aem/send/__init__.py",
> line 90, in ?
>      raise RuntimeError, "Can't send Apple events: no access to Window
> Manager. (aem-based scripts must be run within a GUI process; e.g. use
> 'pythonw', not 'python', if running script in shell)"
> RuntimeError: Can't send Apple events: no access to Window Manager.
> (aem-based scripts must be run within a GUI process; e.g. use  
> 'pythonw',
> not 'python', if running script in shell)
> """
>
> If I run /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/ 
> pythonw2.4, I
> get the same error.
>
> What could make this not work properly?

First of all, the "pythonw2.4" path you list doesn't exist, and  
second it's not what you're running anyway! Look at the site-packages  
dir in the exception, that's a normal unix install, not a framework  
install. You need a framework install (./configure --enable-framework  
&& sudo make frameworkinstall).

-bob