Re: [Visualpython-users] Problem installing on Mac (non-default python location perhaps?)

[Rhett A. <ra...@se...>]

Gary,

I have essentially the same problem.  The workaround I use is that if I
launch VIDLE (in the VPython folder), it can find the vpython stuff - but it
doesn't find the enthought stuff.  If I launch some other IDLE, then it
doesn't find the visual module.

The bad part of this solution is that I can't use the visual module and the
pylab module at the same time.

Rhett



On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:08 AM, Bruce Sherwood <bas...@nc...> wrote:

> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python is indeed
> the expected location for the Python executor, so that doesn't seem to be
> the problem, at least not in any simple sense. I use Apple PackageMaker to
> build the Mac VPython installer, and I know nothing about its criteria for
> recognizing the presence of Python 2.6.
>
> You made me realize that the Mac and Windows download pages at vpython.orgwere out of date, as they offered Python 2.6.4. After checking that the
> VPython installers for Mac and Windows are happy with Python 2.6.5, I've
> updated vpython.org to offer Python 2.6.5.
>
> Nor had I realized that now Python 2.7 is the standard release, so I need
> to build against that.
>
> Bruce Sherwood
>
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Gary Pajer <gar...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> I'm installing software on a new MacBook. I'm not yet very facile with
>> Macs.
>>
>> I have python 2.6.5 from python.org installed, but the vpython installer
>> says that I have to install python 2.6 before it will proceed.  I think the
>> problem may be that python is not installed in it's default location.
>>  Python was installed as part of the Enthought Python Distribution, which
>> installs python and a bunch of other stuff that I use.  The python
>> executable ended up being
>>
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python
>>
>> 1.  Is this indeed *not* the default location for a "regular" installation
>> of python?
>> 2.  If it is not, is that possibly the cause of my problem?
>> 3.  Can I fix it by
>>    a. creating a symbolic link somewhere (what would it be?)
>>    b. or telling vpython where to look for python (set an environment
>> variable?)
>> 4. Or am I wrong, and the problem lies somewhere else?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> gary
>>
>>
>>
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