[Visualpython-users] Easier installer for Intel Mac running OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

[Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...>]

If you are running Leopard (OS X 10.5) on an Intel Mac, and you don't 
intend to use the Fink package manager for anything other than 
installing VPython, you can use the quick and easy VPython installer 
prepared by John Armstrong and now available on the Mac download page at 
vpython.org.


THANK YOU, JOHN!! This will be particularly helpful for people who want 
to install VPython on a large number of Macs.

The new installer creates a folder /sw containing just those Fink 
packages needed for VPython (Python 2.5, the Visual module, and the 
Numeric module, for a total download file of 23 MB).

The installer also creates in the Applications folder a convenient 
VPython icon for starting up the IDLE program editor. The File open menu 
offers you many demo programs you can run.

Before running VPython programs, go to the X11 preferences, and in the 
Input section choose "Emulate three button mouse", in order to be able 
to rotate (Command-drag) and zoom (Option-drag).

Bruce Sherwood

P.S. John is also looking into making similar installers for other Mac 
configurations. And there is ongoing work to make a true native-mode 
version that doesn't need X11.