Re: [Pythoncard-users] Help Installing Python on a Mac

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

Hi Terry,

Thanks for this.

I found a folder labeled Demo in HD/apps/MacPython 2.5/Extras.  I tried
clicking on one of the files (dates.py).  An icon came up making it look
like IDLE was trying to launch.  It then disappeared and nothing happened.

There's also a folder called Demo.Mac in Extras.  I tried double clicking
one of the .py files in it too.  Same result.

I also tried opening one of the .py files in Demo.Mac with PythonLauncher.
I got an error message that says:

Can’t open file “/Applications/MacPython
2.5/Extras/Demo.Mac/applescript/makedisk.py”.

A message in Terminal also came up saying:

Last login: Mon Jul  6 10:42:57 on ttyp1
cd '/Applications/MacPython 2.5/Extras/Demo.Mac/applescript/' &&
'/usr/local/bin/pythonw'  '/Applications/MacPython
2.5/Extras/Demo.Mac/applescript/makedisk.py'  && echo Exit status: $? &&
exit 1
Welcome to Darwin!
[No-lle-McAfees-Computer:~] nmcafee% cd '/Applications/MacPython
2.5/Extras/Demo.Mac/applescript/' && '/usr/local/bin/pythonw'
'/Applications/MacPython 2.5/Extras/Demo.Mac/applescript/makedisk.py'  &&
echo Exit status: $? && exit 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Applications/MacPython
2.5/Extras/Demo.Mac/applescript/makedisk.py", line 1, in <module>
    import Disk_Copy
  File "/Applications/MacPython
2.5/Extras/Demo.Mac/applescript/Disk_Copy/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
    import Standard_Suite
  File "/Applications/MacPython
2.5/Extras/Demo.Mac/applescript/Disk_Copy/Standard_Suite.py", line 33
SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character '\x8e' in file /Applications/MacPython
2.5/Extras/Demo.Mac/applescript/Disk_Copy/Standard_Suite.py on line 34, but
no encoding declared; see http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html for
details
[No-lle-McAfees-Computer:Extras/Demo.Mac/applescript] nmcafee%

I've played around with typing "python" into terminal.  That seems to work.
I get perform simple commands (add, multiply, print) but haven't gotten any
further than that.

When I try double clicking on IDLE, it looks like it tries to launch then
disappears.

Any ideas.


Thanks,
IR


On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Terry Maloney <
ter...@gl...> wrote:

> Hi Ignatz,
>
> I'm pretty much of a beginner myself, but I think I can help you with a
> couple of points below, although unfortunately not with your main problem.
>
>  Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:53:30 -0400
>> From: Ignatz Razkiwatzki <rat...@gm...>
>>
>>
>> Hi Neil,
>>
>> Thanks for getting back to me.  I'm not sure whether the demos work. I
>> just followed the directions.  I didn't see anything about demos.  If
>> you can tell me where they are and what to do I can try them.
>>
>
> Look for a wxPython folder in your Applications folder ... or search your
> computer for 'wxPython Demo'.
>
>  Also, as suggested in the book Hello World!, I tried typing "print
>> "HelloWorld!" after the prompt in Terminal. I got an error message
>> saying:
>>
>>  [No-lle-McAfees-Computer:~] nmcafee% print "HelloWorld!"
>> tcsh: print: Command not found.
>>
>> Note that the prompt does not look like the one in the book (ie
>> ">>>>>").  It is:
>>  [No-lle-McAfees-Computer:~] nmcafee%
>>
>> I'm not sure if that makes a difference.
>>
>
> It does. The  [No-lle-McAfees-Computer:~] nmcafee% prompt is a Unix prompt.
> Type 'python' (without the quotes) and hit return, which will start Python
> and give you the >>> prompt.
>
> Terry
>
>
>
>  On Jul 6, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Neil Hughes wrote:
>>
>>  On 5/7/09 22:51, Ignatz Razkiwatzki wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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."
>>>>
>>>
>>> Do non-PythonCard programs work OK? When you installed wxPython 2.8,
>>> did the demo applications work OK (and do they still work OK now)?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Neil Hughes
>>>
>>
>