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

[Gary P. <gar...@gm...>]

OK.

To be clear about my situation:  the installer starts but will not perform
the installation.

-g

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Rhett Allain <ra...@se...> wrote:

> Gary,
>
> I just followed the instructions on vpython.org and it worked fine.
>
> Rhett
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Gary Pajer <gar...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Rhett Allain <ra...@se...> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>
>> How did you install Vpython?  In my case, the Mac installer won't run.
>> -g
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 vpython.org were out of date, as they offered Python 2.6.4.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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