Much of these non-trivial build steps are abstracted in the ActiveState build repository.
1. Download ActivePython: http://www.activestate.com/activepython/ 2. Run "pypm install lxml" (on Mac, Linux or Windows) $ pypm install lxml Ready to perform these actions: The following packages will be installed: lxml-2.2.2 Get: [pypm.activestate.com] lxml 2.2.2-2 Installing lxml-2.2.2 $ python -c "import lxml; print lxml.__file__" /Users/sridharr/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/lxml/__init__.py $ -srid On Nov 11, 4:49 am, 7stud <bbxx789_0...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm trying to installlxml, but I can't figure out the installation > instructions. Here: > > http://codespeak.net/lxml/installation.html > > it says: > > 1) Get the easy_install tool. > > Ok, I went to the easy_install website, downloaded, and installed it. > The last two lines of the output during installation said this: > > Installingeasy_install script to /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/ > Versions/2.6/binInstallingeasy_install-2.6 script to /Library/Frameworks/ > Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin > > 2) ...run the following as super-user (or administrator): > > easy_installlxml > > On MS Windows, the above will install the binary builds that we > provide. If there is no binary build of the latest release yet, please > search PyPI for the last release that has them and pass that version > to easy_install like this: > easy_installlxml==2.2.2 > > On Linux (and most other well-behaved operating systems), easy_install > will manage to build the source distribution as long as libxml2 and > libxslt are properly installed, including development packages, i.e. > header files, etc. Use your package management tool to look for > packages like libxml2-dev or libxslt-devel if the build fails, and > make sure they are installed. > > On MacOS-X, use the following to build the source distribution, and > make sure you have a working Internet connection, as this will > download libxml2 and libxslt in order to build them: > STATIC_DEPS=true easy_installlxml > > ----------- > > My os is mac os x 10.4.11. But this: > > STATIC_DEPS=true easy_installlxml > > is not a valid command: > > $ sudo STATIC_DEPS=true easy_installlxml > Password: > sudo: STATIC_DEPS=true: command not found > > In any case, if I do this: > > $ sudo easy_installlxml > sudo: easy_install: command not found > > In other words, when I installed easy_install it did not add anything > to my PATH which points to the installation directory mentioned during > installation: > > Installingeasy_install script to /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/ > Versions/2.6/bin > > Ok, so I need to use the full path to the easy_install program (which > is not mentioned ANYWHERE in the installation instructions), i.e. > > /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/easy_install > > ...but this still isn't going to work: > > $ sudo STATIC_DEPS=true /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/ > 2.6/bin/easy_installlxml > Password: > sudo: STATIC_DEPS=true: command not found > > So what the heck is going on?? > > Attention developers: you may be one of the best programmers in the > world, but if you can't convey how to use your software to the average > user, then you are the equivalent of one of the worst programmers on > the planet. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
