[Visualpython-users] trouble with installation under OS X 10.4

[Lenore H. <lh...@si...>]

I used fink to install visual-py23 (visual-py23_2.1.9-6_darwin- 
powerpc.deb). After updating my path (see below)

I opened terminal and typed "idle" at the prompt.  Idle started, but  
it cannot locate the visual package - see below.

I can find some files named visual in my file system, but, knowing  
nothing of python and only scattered linux, don't know what's missing  
or how to tell Idle where it should be looking for the module if  
nothing's missing.  Below is the list of files.

Any suggestions?
Lenore

(path setting in .tcshrc)
> set path=(/sw/lib/python2.3/idlelib $path)
> set path=(/sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages $path)

Attempting to use the visual module.
> Python 2.3.5 (#1, Mar 20 2005, 20:38:20)
> [GCC 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1809)] on darwin
> Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>
>     ****************************************************************
>     Personal firewall software may warn about the connection IDLE
>     makes to its subprocess using this computer's internal loopback
>     interface.  This connection is not visible on any external
>     interface and no data is sent to or received from the Internet.
>     ****************************************************************
>
> IDLE 1.0.5
> >>> from visual import *
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in -toplevel-
>     from visual import *
> ImportError: No module named visual
> >>>

file list
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/cvisualmodule.so
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/controls.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/controls.pyc
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/controls.pyo
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/crayola.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/crayola.pyc
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/crayola.pyo
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/bounce.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/bounce2.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/colorsliders.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/controlstest.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/convex.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/crossproduct.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/crystal.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/dipole.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/doublependulum.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/drape.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/faces_cone.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/faces_heightfield.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/gas.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/glinfo.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/graphtest.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/gyro.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/gyro2.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/hanoi.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/helix.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/lathe.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/lorenz.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/orbit.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/planar.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/randombox.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/stars.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/stonehenge.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/texttest.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/tictac.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/tictacdat.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/Tk-Visual.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/toroid.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/toroid_drag.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/demos/wave.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/factorial.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/factorial.pyc
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/factorial.pyo
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/graph.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/graph.pyc
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/graph.pyo
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/macevent.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/macevent.pyc
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/macevent.pyo
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/text.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/text.pyc
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/text.pyo
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/__init__.py
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/__init__.pyc
> /sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/visual/__init__.pyo