Re: Using Python on Mac

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it looks like vPython (I'm assuming vPhython was a typo) is fairly up to
date:

https://vpython.org/presentation2018/install.html

as is pyserial:

https://pypi.org/project/pyserial/#history

I would go with vPython's advise to use conda to get both vPython and
pyserial.

-CHB

(note: I recommend "miniconda" -- and then install exactly what else you
need)



On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 3:51 AM Jack Jansen <[email protected]> wrote:

> Guido,
> if I googled correctly that =E2=80=9CPython and Arduino=E2=80=9D series i=
s from 2014. At
> that time there was something to be said for using Python 2.7, but in 202=
0
> that is no longer true. And, actually, since Python 2.7 has finally been
> moved to end-of-life last year many tutorials that refer to Python 2.7
> specifically will stop to work (as you have found out).
>
> Your best bet is to ignore all the version numbers Paul McWorther mention=
s
> in his tutorial, and try to download the latest version of everything. Se=
e
> how far that gets you.
>
> You=E2=80=99re not the first one to run into this problem, as you can see=
 from the
> comments under the video, but unfortunately none of the people that came
> across the Python 2.7 issues added comments saying what they had to do to
> run the tutorial in 2020. If you get it to work: maybe add a comment to t=
he
> video to say what you had to change to make it work?
>
> And feel free to post problems here,
>
> Jack
>
> On  29-Dec-2020, at 19:29 , Guido Deboeck <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> In Lesson 2 of Python and Arduino by Paul McWhorter he suggest downloadin=
g
> Python 2.7 rather than the more recent version 3.x. He also suggests to
> download pyserial 2.7 as well as vPhython. I have search for pyserial 2.7
> and have not been able to find it on the web As to vPhython I found
> PyCharm, but that is not for free. Could you pls help me to find pyserial
> 2.7 as well as vPhython for use on a Mac. Thank you.
>
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Christopher Barker, PhD

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<div dir=3D"ltr">it looks like vPython (I&#39;m assuming vPhython=C2=A0was =
a typo) is fairly up to date:<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://vpython=
.org/presentation2018/install.html">https://vpython.org/presentation2018/in=
stall.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>as is pyserial:</div><div><br><=
/div><div><a href=3D"https://pypi.org/project/pyserial/#history">https://py=
pi.org/project/pyserial/#history</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I would g=
o with vPython&#39;s=C2=A0advise to use conda to get both vPython and pyser=
ial.</div><div><br></div><div>-CHB</div><div><br></div><div>(note: I recomm=
end=C2=A0&quot;miniconda&quot; -- and then install exactly what else you ne=
ed)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 3:51 AM Jack=
 Jansen &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px=
 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div st=
yle=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;">Guido,<div>if I googled correctly that =
=E2=80=9CPython and Arduino=E2=80=9D series is from 2014. At that time ther=
e was something to be said for using Python 2.7, but in 2020 that is no lon=
ger true. And, actually, since Python 2.7 has finally been moved to end-of-=
life last year many tutorials that refer to Python 2.7 specifically will st=
op to work (as you have found out).</div><div><br></div><div>Your best bet =
is to ignore all the version numbers Paul McWorther mentions in his tutoria=
l, and try to download the latest version of everything. See how far that g=
ets you.</div><div><br></div><div>You=E2=80=99re not the first one to run i=
nto this problem, as you can see from the comments under the video, but unf=
ortunately none of the people that came across the Python 2.7 issues added =
comments saying what they had to do to run the tutorial in 2020. If you get=
 it to work: maybe add a comment to the video to say what you had to change=
 to make it work?</div><div><br></div><div>And feel free to post problems h=
ere,</div><div><br></div><div>Jack<br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><d=
iv>On =C2=A029-Dec-2020, at 19:29 , Guido Deboeck &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gui=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</d=
iv><br><div><div>In Lesson 2 of Python and Arduino by Paul McWhorter he sug=
gest downloading Python 2.7 rather than the more recent version 3.x. He als=
o suggests to download pyserial 2.7 as well as vPhython. I have search for =
pyserial 2.7 and have not been able to find it on the web As to vPhython I =
found PyCharm, but that is not for free. Could you pls help me to find pyse=
rial 2.7 as well as vPhython for use on a Mac. Thank you.<br><br>__________=
_____________________________________<br>Pythonmac-SIG maillist =C2=A0- =C2=
=A0<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">Pythonmac-=
[email protected]</a><br><a href=3D"https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/p=
ythonmac-sig" target=3D"_blank">https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/py=
thonmac-sig</a><br>unsubscribe: <a href=3D"https://mail.python.org/mailman/=
options/Pythonmac-SIG" target=3D"_blank">https://mail.python.org/mailman/op=
tions/Pythonmac-SIG</a><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div>
<span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvet=
ica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal=
;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:no=
ne;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div><p style=3D"margin:0px"><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12px Helvetica">--</font></p><p=
 style=3D"margin:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12p=
x Helvetica">Jack Jansen, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=
=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;, <a href=3D"http://www.cwi.nl/~jack"=
 target=3D"_blank">http://www.cwi.nl/~jack</a></font></p><p style=3D"margin=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12px Helvetica">If =
I can&#39;t dance I don&#39;t want to be part of your revolution -- Emma Go=
ldman</font></p><br></div></span><br>
</div>
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</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_signature">Christopher Barker, PhD<br><br> Python Language =
Consulting<br>=C2=A0 - Teaching<br>=C2=A0 - Scientific Software Development=
<br>=C2=A0 - Desktop GUI and Web Development<br>=C2=A0 - wxPython, numpy, s=
cipy, Cython<br></div>

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