Re: Help Installing Python on a Mac

Hi Ignatz,

I'm pretty much of a beginner myself, but I think I can help you with  
a couple of points below, although unfortunately not with your main  
problem.

> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:53:30 -0400
> From: Ignatz Razkiwatzki <[email protected]>
>
>
> Hi Neil,
>
> Thanks for getting back to me.  I'm not sure whether the demos work. I
> just followed the directions.  I didn't see anything about demos.  If
> you can tell me where they are and what to do I can try them.

Look for a wxPython folder in your Applications folder ... or search  
your computer for 'wxPython Demo'.

> Also, as suggested in the book Hello World!, I tried typing "print
> "HelloWorld!" after the prompt in Terminal. I got an error message
> saying:
>
>  [No-lle-McAfees-Computer:~] nmcafee% print "HelloWorld!"
> tcsh: print: Command not found.
>
> Note that the prompt does not look like the one in the book (ie
> ">>>>>").  It is:
>  [No-lle-McAfees-Computer:~] nmcafee%
>
> I'm not sure if that makes a difference.

It does. The  [No-lle-McAfees-Computer:~] nmcafee% prompt is a Unix  
prompt. Type 'python' (without the quotes) and hit return, which will  
start Python and give you the >>> prompt.

Terry


> On Jul 6, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Neil Hughes wrote:
>
>> On 5/7/09 22:51, Ignatz Razkiwatzki wrote:
>>>
>>> I am trying to install Python on my son's iMac running OSX 10.3.9.
>>> But every time I try to launch a .py file I get an error message:
>>> "Application Python has unexpectedly quit."
>>
>> Do non-PythonCard programs work OK? When you installed wxPython 2.8,
>> did the demo applications work OK (and do they still work OK now)?
>>
>> -- 
>> Neil Hughes


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