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From: Cowal, V. <vc...@je...> - 2012-10-07 15:59:59
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The vpython.org download page for python 3.2 links to a .dmg file on the python site for Mac OS X 10.3-10.6. I do not have a Mac, and many of my students who do use Macs are saying the 10.3 dmg file "is not working" with vpython. What I find particularly confusing is that the 10.3 dmg file is stated as being for OS X 10.3 to 10.6, and then the more recent file is for 10.6 to 10.7. Perhaps the intervals are only half-open, but it looks to the students as if either one should work for 10.6. I have two questions. 1. Will Visual Python work with the more recent .dmg file for Python 3.2 for Max OS X 10.6 and later? 2. Will Visual Python work with either of the Python 3.3 installs for Mac? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Vince |
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From: Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...> - 2012-10-07 20:53:58
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There is some confusion about OSX version numbers (the OSX versions with which a particular Python will work are overly conservative), but at least until recently the files available on the vpython.org Mac download page definitely worked. However, I wonder whether the latest Mac OSX (Mountain Lion) has broken VPython. Does someone on this list have access to Mountain Lion and can report whether VPython works? As for your students, what version of OSX are they using? Because the bulk of VPython is written in C++, it has to be compiled for specific versions of Python. So no, you can't take a VPython module built for some version of Python other than 3.3 and use it with Python 3.3. Bruce Sherwood On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Cowal, Vince <vc...@je...> wrote: > The vpython.org download page for python 3.2 links to a .dmg file on the > python site for Mac OS X 10.3-10.6. I do not have a Mac, and many of my > students who do use Macs are saying the 10.3 dmg file "is not working" with > vpython. What I find particularly confusing is that the 10.3 dmg file is > stated as being for OS X 10.3 to 10.6, and then the more recent file is for > 10.6 to 10.7. Perhaps the intervals are only half-open, but it looks to the > students as if either one should work for 10.6. > > I have two questions. > > 1. Will Visual Python work with the more recent .dmg file for Python 3.2 > for Max OS X 10.6 and later? > 2. Will Visual Python work with either of the Python 3.3 installs for Mac? > > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. > Vince > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM > Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly > what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app > Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Visualpython-users mailing list > Vis...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users > |
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From: tvschem <tv...@sb...> - 2012-10-08 15:51:02
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Bruce, Vpython is working fine for me on mountain lion. Paul ____________________________ Paul D. Price Science Department Chairman Trinity Valley School tv...@sb... Sent from my iPad On Oct 7, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Bruce Sherwood <Bru...@nc...> wrote: > There is some confusion about OSX version numbers (the OSX versions > with which a particular Python will work are overly conservative), but > at least until recently the files available on the vpython.org Mac > download page definitely worked. However, I wonder whether the latest > Mac OSX (Mountain Lion) has broken VPython. Does someone on this list > have access to Mountain Lion and can report whether VPython works? > > As for your students, what version of OSX are they using? > > Because the bulk of VPython is written in C++, it has to be compiled > for specific versions of Python. So no, you can't take a VPython > module built for some version of Python other than 3.3 and use it with > Python 3.3. > > Bruce Sherwood > > On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Cowal, Vince <vc...@je...> wrote: >> The vpython.org download page for python 3.2 links to a .dmg file on the >> python site for Mac OS X 10.3-10.6. I do not have a Mac, and many of my >> students who do use Macs are saying the 10.3 dmg file "is not working" with >> vpython. What I find particularly confusing is that the 10.3 dmg file is >> stated as being for OS X 10.3 to 10.6, and then the more recent file is for >> 10.6 to 10.7. Perhaps the intervals are only half-open, but it looks to the >> students as if either one should work for 10.6. >> >> I have two questions. >> >> 1. Will Visual Python work with the more recent .dmg file for Python 3.2 >> for Max OS X 10.6 and later? >> 2. Will Visual Python work with either of the Python 3.3 installs for Mac? >> >> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. >> Vince >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM >> Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly >> what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app >> Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Visualpython-users mailing list >> Vis...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM > Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly > what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app > Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Visualpython-users mailing list > Vis...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users |
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From: Michael A. <kmi...@gm...> - 2012-10-08 07:39:59
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On 2012-10-07 20:53:48 +0000, Bruce Sherwood said: > There is some confusion about OSX version numbers (the OSX versions > with which a particular Python will work are overly conservative), but > at least until recently the files available on the vpython.org Mac > download page definitely worked. However, I wonder whether the latest > Mac OSX (Mountain Lion) has broken VPython. Does someone on this list > have access to Mountain Lion and can report whether VPython works? I am running Mountain Lion. Just tried the path with Python 2.7.3 and the appropriate VPython….5.74 Seems to work, I can run bounce2.py with VIDLE and am also able to start the tutorial with the sphere and wall within ipython, with the usual problem that when closing the visual scene window the ipython closes as well. Forgot if there was a solution to that? That's all I can say for now. Michael > > As for your students, what version of OSX are they using? > > Because the bulk of VPython is written in C++, it has to be compiled > for specific versions of Python. So no, you can't take a VPython > module built for some version of Python other than 3.3 and use it with > Python 3.3. > > Bruce Sherwood > > On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Cowal, Vince > <vc...@je...> wrote: >> The vpython.org download page for python 3.2 links to a .dmg file on the >> python site for Mac OS X 10.3-10.6. I do not have a Mac, and many of my >> students who do use Macs are saying the 10.3 dmg file "is not working" with >> vpython. What I find particularly confusing is that the 10.3 dmg file is >> stated as being for OS X 10.3 to 10.6, and then the more recent file is for >> 10.6 to 10.7. Perhaps the intervals are only half-open, but it looks to the >> students as if either one should work for 10.6. >> >> I have two questions. >> >> 1. Will Visual Python work with the more recent .dmg file for Python 3.2 >> for Max OS X 10.6 and later? >> 2. Will Visual Python work with either of the Python 3.3 installs for Mac? >> >> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. >> Vince >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM >> Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly >> what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app >> Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Visualpython-users mailing list >> Vis...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM > Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly > what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app > Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev |
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From: Cowal, V. <vc...@je...> - 2012-10-08 18:24:32
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Thanks to all who have responded. I had suspected that, in most cases at least, the students were not following directions to install the correct version for the operating system. I got worried when I read on python.org about the Tcl/Tk issues with different OS X versions, not sure whether that applied here... I will report back specifics if anyone continues to have a problem. Vince Cowal From: Cowal, Vince Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 8:47 AM To: vis...@li... Subject: Mac OS X install questions The vpython.org download page for python 3.2 links to a .dmg file on the python site for Mac OS X 10.3-10.6. I do not have a Mac, and many of my students who do use Macs are saying the 10.3 dmg file "is not working" with vpython. What I find particularly confusing is that the 10.3 dmg file is stated as being for OS X 10.3 to 10.6, and then the more recent file is for 10.6 to 10.7. Perhaps the intervals are only half-open, but it looks to the students as if either one should work for 10.6. I have two questions. 1. Will Visual Python work with the more recent .dmg file for Python 3.2 for Max OS X 10.6 and later? 2. Will Visual Python work with either of the Python 3.3 installs for Mac? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Vince |
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