Just upgraded to Mavericks, the new OS X, Python is: Python 2.7.5 (default, Aug 25 2013, 00:04:04) [GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 5.0 (clang-500.0.68)] on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>
(On Mountain Lion, it was 2.7.2. You can install Python 3 using Home Brew or even the packages from Python.org and run them on the same machine. Just change the shebang at the to of the script. I recommend MacVim for editing http://code.google.com/p/macvim/ On Saturday, October 26, 2013 2:07:40 PM UTC-5, John Ladasky wrote: > Hi folks, > > > > My side job as a Python tutor continues to grow. In two weeks, I will start > working with a high-school student who owns a MacBook Pro. > > > > I have had students with Linux systems (my preference) and Windows systems > before, but not Macs. On my first visit, I set up each student's computer > with Python 3.x, and SciTE for editing. I would like to do something similar > for my Mac student, and I want to make sure that it goes smoothly. > > > > My first question is whether Mac OS X ships with Python 2.x, and whether I > need to be aware of any compatibility issues when I install 3.x. (It's 2013, > and my students are new to programming. I refuse to hitch them to Python 2.) > > > > Second: it doesn't look like I will be able to obtain SciTE for this student. > SciTE is free for Windows and Linux. Apparently, it's $42 for Mac OSX? If > I recall, SciTE is open-source, so I suppose that I could compile the source > myself. But since it is not my computer, and I'm being paid for my time, and > I haven't done much with Macs (to say nothing of building from source code), > I don't think that this is appropriate. > > > > I know, we can use IDLE. I continue to find IDLE clumsy. Also, there are > potential issues with event handling which arise when you use IDLE. I am > working with an adult professional who is developing a Telnet application, > which refuses to cooperate with IDLE/Tk. I had similar issues myself with > wxPython applications I was writing. While these issues may not affect a > beginning student, these experiences have informed my choices. > > > > So, what other free and lightweight editing options do I have for a Mac? I > have found a few (fairly old) discussions on comp.lang.python which suggest > Eric (http://eric-ide.python-projects.org/) and Editra (http://editra.org/). > Opinions on these and other choices are appreciated. > > > > Thanks! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
