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author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2013-04-14 08:17:35 (GMT) |
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committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2013-04-14 08:17:35 (GMT) |
commit | 30a88facfea8b0b0f4b79f32a3e7461fddc150ad (patch) | |
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Update using/mac documentation which was still on 2.5.
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diff --git a/Doc/using/mac.rst b/Doc/using/mac.rst index 7dcc1b2..5f29812 100644 --- a/Doc/using/mac.rst +++ b/Doc/using/mac.rst @@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ installers for the latest 2.3 release for Mac OS 9 and related documentation. Getting and Installing MacPython ================================ -Mac OS X 10.5 comes with Python 2.5.1 pre-installed by Apple. If you wish, you +Mac OS X 10.8 comes with Python 2.7 pre-installed by Apple. If you wish, you are invited to install the most recent version of Python from the Python website (http://www.python.org). A current "universal binary" build of Python, which runs natively on the Mac's new Intel and legacy PPC CPU's, is available there. What you get after installing is a number of things: -* A :file:`MacPython 2.5` folder in your :file:`Applications` folder. In here +* A :file:`MacPython 2.7` folder in your :file:`Applications` folder. In here you find IDLE, the development environment that is a standard part of official Python distributions; PythonLauncher, which handles double-clicking Python scripts from the Finder; and the "Build Applet" tool, which allows you to @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ aware of: programs that talk to the Aqua window manager (in other words, anything that has a GUI) need to be run in a special way. Use :program:`pythonw` instead of :program:`python` to start such scripts. -With Python 2.5, you can use either :program:`python` or :program:`pythonw`. +With Python 2.7, you can use either :program:`python` or :program:`pythonw`. Configuration @@ -133,13 +133,11 @@ Installing Additional Python Packages There are several methods to install additional Python packages: -* http://pythonmac.org/packages/ contains selected compiled packages for Python - 2.5, 2.4, and 2.3. - * Packages can be installed via the standard Python distutils mode (``python setup.py install``). -* Many packages can also be installed via the :program:`setuptools` extension. +* Many packages can also be installed via the :program:`setuptools` extension + or :program:`pip` wrapper, see http://www.pip-installer.org/. GUI Programming on the Mac @@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/intro. Distributing Python Applications on the Mac =========================================== -The "Build Applet" tool that is placed in the MacPython 2.5 folder is fine for +The "Build Applet" tool that is placed in the MacPython 2.7 folder is fine for packaging small Python scripts on your own machine to run as a standard Mac application. This tool, however, is not robust enough to distribute Python applications to other users. |