On Mar 31, 3:07 am, 7stud <bbxx789_0...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Mar 3, 4:01 am, Graham Dumpleton <graham.dumple...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > On Mar 3, 8:53 am, Rey Bango <reyba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I'd like to upgrade the installed version of Python that came standard > > > on OS X (Leopard) with either 2.6.1 or 3.0.1. Before I stick my foot > > > in it, I just wanted to get a better understanding of the process. > > > > If I download the disk image installer from > > > here:http://www.python.org/download/ > > > will it allow me to upgrade my existing version or is it more involved > > > (eg: making a new build). > > > > I've looked through the python.org page for upgrade instructions for a > > >Macand haven't found it. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > Beware of the official Python binary installers for MacOS X if wanting > > to do Python web development. > > > Based on feedback these installers have only been compiled for 32 bit > > architectures. This makes them useless if you want to run mod_python > > ormod_wsgiwith Apache that comes with MacOS X as it runs as 64 bit > > and relies on the Python framework having 64 bit, which these > > installers do not provide. > > > If this is going to affect you, build from source code. Configure > > options required would be, as an example: > > > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/python-3.0 \ > > --enable-framework=/usr/local/python-3.0/frameworks \ > > --enable-universalsdk=/ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.5 \ > > --with-universal-archs=all > > Which of the following is the "official Python binary installer for > MacOS X"? > > ----- > Python-2.6.1.tar.bz2 > > python-2.6.1-macosx2008-12-06.dmg > ----- > > and is the problem with 3.0 specifically or all versions? > > > Note that not all MacPorts installers have been both 32/64 bit either. > > Not sure if they have fixed this issue.
I am talking about the binary dmg installer. Although the source by default only installs 32 bit as well when compiled. This issue affects all versions available. Graham -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
