In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robert Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I assume you are telling me to install ipython from a tar distribution > > using setup etc. I originally installed it from the SciPy Super Pack > > which apparently put in the site packages, but neglected the script in > > /usr/local/bin. Sound right? > > Indeed. The SuperPack is broken and does not contain the ipython script. It > also > puts the documentation in the wrong place. > > ipython is a pure-Python package and easy to install from source. Bingo! Now it is clear why I am having problems. I will install from source as you suggest. Looks pretty straightforward. Sorry to hear the SuperPack is broken. It's a nice idea for us users. Other packages seem to be working fine. Any chance it will be fixed? > > On the ipython web site for MacOS X it says to do the following after > > the install using python setup.py etc. in the extracted directories, > > > > python?setup.py?install_scripts?--install-dir=/usr/local/bin > > > > Is that what you are suggesting with the pydistutils.cfg ? > > Yes, it does the same thing, only it will apply to all packages (probably > what > you want) and you only have to do it once instead of remembering to do it > every > time. Robert, thanks for the insight and the solution. -- Lou Pecora (my views are my own) REMOVE THIS to email me. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
