[Pythoncard-users] Help Installing Python on a Mac

[Ignatz R. <rat...@gm...>]

Hello,
I am trying to install Python on my son's iMac running OSX 10.3.9.   
But every time I try to launch a .py file I get an error message:  
"Application Python has unexpectedly quit."  The message from the  
Terminal is:

Last login: Sun Jul  5 16:55:21 on ttyp3
cd '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/ 
site-packages/PythonCard/samples/minimal/' && '/usr/local/bin/ 
pythonw'  '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
pythoWelcome to Darwin!
n2.5/site-packages/PythonCard/samples/minimal/minimal.py'  && echo  
Exit status: $? && exit 1
[No-lle-McAfees-Computer:~] nmcafee% cd '/Library/Frameworks/ 
Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PythonCard/ 
samples/minimal/' && '/usr/local/bin/pythonw'  '/Library/Frameworks/ 
Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PythonCard/ 
samples/minimal/minimal.py'  && echo Exit status: $? && exit 1
dyld: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Resources/ 
Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python Undefined symbols:
/usr/local/lib/wxPython-unicode-2.8.3.0/lib/libwx_macud-2.8.0.dylib  
undefined reference to _HIThemeBrushCreateCGColor expected to be  
defined in Carbon
Trace/BPT trap
[No-lle-McAfees-Computer:PythonCard/samples/minimal] nmcafee%


To install Python I started at: http://www.manning.com/sande/Installation_Instructions.html#mac

Everything installed fine until step 5: "Follow this link to install  
PythonCard. (Choose the correct version of Mac OS X, as described on  
the PythonCard page.)"

That led me to here: http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/installation.html

I followed the instructions for installing the version for Apple  
Panther, here: http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/macosx_panther_installation.html

The only differences were that I had already installed Python2.5 as  
instructed previously, so I didn't install MacPython-Panther-2.3-2.dmg  
and I had already intalled wxpython2.8 so I didn't install   
wxPythonOSX-2.5.2.8-panther-Py2.3.dmg

I installed pythoncard, as instructed.

I did not understand the "Confirming Installation" instruction and,  
so, did not do that.

On the "Configuring PythonLauncher," I selected a .py file, opened the  
Information window and switched the Open With to PythonLauncher.  I  
also selected the the box to open all .py files with PhthonLauncher.   
I then did the same thing with .pyw files.

On the Acid Test, I double-clicked the minimal.py file.  I got an  
error message saying, "Application Python has unexpectedly quit."

I checked to make sure that wxPython and PythonCard are in the site- 
packages folder in Python's Lib folder.  (The wxPython folder in lib/ 
python2.5/site-pacages/wx-2.8-mac-unicode.  The Pythoncard folder is  
in lib/python2.5/site-packages.)

I tried restarting the computer then double-clicked minimal.py again.   
Same result.

I followed the rest of the instructions at: http://www.manning.com/sande/Installation_Instructions.html#mac 
  and installed EasyGUI, SPE and One Big Zip.  (I put the EasyGUI83  
folder in Mac HD/library/frameworks/pythonframe.frameworks/versions/ 
2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages.)

I restarted the computer, double clicked minimal.py.  Same error  
message.

Does anyone know how to fix this?  Any help would be greatly  
appreciated.  I know nothing about programing, so the more jargon-free  
the instructions the better.

Please email responses to rat...@gm...

Thank you.
IR