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diff --git a/Mac/BuildScript/resources/ReadMe.txt b/Mac/BuildScript/resources/ReadMe.txt index e061a06..6d45271 100644 --- a/Mac/BuildScript/resources/ReadMe.txt +++ b/Mac/BuildScript/resources/ReadMe.txt @@ -1,92 +1,13 @@ -This package will install Python $FULL_VERSION for Mac OS X -$MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET for the following architecture(s): -$ARCHITECTURES. - - **** IMPORTANT **** - -Installing on OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later systems -======================================================== - -If you are attempting to install on an OS X 10.8+ system, you may -see a message that Python can't be installed because it is from an -unidentified developer. This is because this Python installer -package is not yet compatible with the Gatekeeper security feature -introduced in OS X 10.8. To allow Python to be installed, you -can override the Gatekeeper policy for this install. In the Finder, -instead of double-clicking, control-click or right click the "Python" -installer package icon. Then select "Open using ... Installer" from -the contextual menu that appears. - - **** IMPORTANT **** +This package will install Python $FULL_VERSION for Mac OS X $MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET for the following architecture(s): $ARCHITECTURES. +============================= Update your version of Tcl/Tk to use IDLE or other Tk applications -================================================================== - -To use IDLE or other programs that use the Tkinter graphical user -interface toolkit, you may need to install a newer third-party version -of the Tcl/Tk frameworks. Visit http://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/ -for current information about supported and recommended versions of -Tcl/Tk for this version of Python and of Mac OS X. - - **NEW* As of Python 3.4.0b1: - -New Installation Options and Defaults -===================================== - -The Python installer now includes an option to automatically install -or upgrade pip, a tool for installing and managing Python packages. -This option is enabled by default and no Internet access is required. -If you do not want the installer to do this, select the "Customize" -option at the "Installation Type" step and uncheck the "Install or -ugprade pip" option. - -To make it easier to use scripts installed by third-party Python -packages, with pip or by other means, the "Shell profile updater" -option is now enabled by default, as has been the case with Python -2.7.x installers. You can also turn this option off by selecting -"Customize" and unchecking the "Shell profile updater" option. You -can also update your shell profile later by launching the "Update -Shell Profile" command found in the /Applications/Python $VERSION -folder. You may need to start a new terminal window for the -changes to take effect. - -Python.org Python $VERSION and 2.7.x versions can both be installed and -will not conflict. Command names for Python 3 contain a 3 in them, -python3 (or python$VERSION), idle3 (or idle$VERSION), pip3 (or pip$VERSION), etc. -Python 2.7 command names contain a 2 or no digit: python2 (or -python2.7 or python), idle2 (or idle2.7 or idle), etc. If you want to -use pip with Python 2.7.x, you will need to download and install a -separate copy of it from the Python Package Index -(https://pypi.python.org/pypi). - -Using this version of Python on OS X -==================================== - -Python consists of the Python programming language interpreter, plus -a set of programs to allow easy access to it for Mac users including -an integrated development environment, IDLE, plus a set of pre-built -extension modules that open up specific Macintosh technologies to -Python programs. - -The installer puts applications, an "Update Shell Profile" command, -and a link to the optionally installed Python Documentation into the -"Python $VERSION" subfolder of the system Applications folder, -and puts the underlying machinery into the folder -$PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR. It can -optionally place links to the command-line tools in /usr/local/bin as -well. Double-click on the "Update Shell Profile" command to add the -"bin" directory inside the framework to your shell's search path. - -You must install onto your current boot disk, even though the -installer may not enforce this, otherwise things will not work. +============================= -You can verify the integrity of the disk image file containing the -installer package and this ReadMe file by comparing its md5 checksum -and size with the values published on the release page linked at -http://www.python.org/download/ +To use IDLE or other programs that use the Tkinter graphical user interface toolkit, you need to install a newer third-party version of the Tcl/Tk frameworks. Visit https://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/ for current information about supported and recommended versions of Tcl/Tk for this version of Python and of Mac OS X. -Installation requires approximately $INSTALL_SIZE MB of disk space, -ignore the message that it will take zero bytes. +============================= +Python 3 and Python 2 Co-existence +============================= -More information on Python in general can be found at -http://www.python.org. +Python.org Python $VERSION and 2.7.x versions can both be installed on your system and will not conflict. Command names for Python 3 contain a 3 in them, python3 (or python$VERSION), idle3 (or idle$VERSION), pip3 (or pip$VERSION), etc. Python 2.7 command names contain a 2 or no digit: python2 (or python2.7 or python), idle2 (or idle2.7 or idle), etc. If you want to use pip with Python 2.7.x, download and install a separate copy of it from the Python Package Index (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip/). |