[Pythonmac-SIG] MacPython v2.5 on OS 10.5 yet?

DavidW vip at avatar.com.au
Wed Jul 1 00:13:47 CEST 2009


On http://www.python.org/download/mac/  we read
> Python comes pre-installed on Mac OS X, but due to Apple's release  
> cycle, it's often one or even two years old. The overwhelming  
> recommendation of the "MacPython" community is to upgrade your  
> Python by downloading and installing a newer version from the Python  
> standard release page.
>
> If you are using Mac OS X 10.5, see the Leopard wiki page for  
> detailed information.
>
The Leopard wiki page (http://wiki.python.org/moin/MacPython/Leopard)  
says

> Python releases have progressed far enough that it may be worth  
> installing the current MacPythondistribution, however there may be  
> conflicts between MacPython installations and Mac OS X development  
> tools, such as problems building PyObjC applications in Xcode. Mac  
> OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) comes with the 2.5.1 Python distribution pre- 
> installed, with an integrated Python Launcher.app. At the time of  
> Leopard's launch, the official release version of Python was also  
> 2.5.1. So some users may wish to avoid installing the pythonmac.org  
> distribution and use the built-in python.
(EditText (last edited 2009-04-28)

Is this still current? Have the issues been resolved to the point of  
being able to unconditionally recommend say v2.5 or 2.5 on OX10.5?


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