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diff --git a/Mac/Demo/using.html b/Mac/Demo/using.html index 273ede2..fb1eb18 100644 --- a/Mac/Demo/using.html +++ b/Mac/Demo/using.html @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ interpreter in interactive mode by double-clicking its icon: <p> This should give you a text window with an informative version string and a prompt, something like the following: <PRE> -Python 1.3.3 (Apr 7 1996) [CW PPC w/GUSI] +Python 1.4 (Oct 27 1996) [CW PPC w/GUSI] Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam >>> </PRE> @@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ Note that while an applet behaves as a fullblown Macintosh application it is not self-sufficient, so distributing it to a machine without an installed Python interpreter will not work: it needs the shared python execution engine <CODE>PythonCore</CODE>, and probably various modules -from the Lib and PlugIns folders. <p> +from the Lib and PlugIns folders. Distributing it to a machine that does +have a Python system (of the same release and architecture) will work. <p> <h2>Customizing applets</h2> @@ -354,6 +355,12 @@ server. <p> <h2>Troubleshooting</h2> +A rather baffling error message can be "PythonCore not found" when you +start the interpreter and you are sure that PythonCore is available. The +message should actually say "Not enough memory in the system heap to +load PythonCore". +Blame Apple for the confusing message. <p> + Python is a rather safe language, and hence it should be difficult to crash the interpreter of the system with a Python script. There is an exception to this rule, though: the modules that interface to the @@ -374,6 +381,14 @@ will appear to be correct in the editor but cause strange errors when imported. BBEdit has a popup menu which allows you to inspect (and set) the end-of-line convention used in a file. <p> +Python attempts to keep its preferences file up-to-date even when you +move the Python folder around, etc. If this fails the effect will be +that Python cannot start or, worse, that it does work but it cannot find +any standard modules. In this case, start Python examine <code>sys.path</code>. +If it is incorrect remove the Python preferences file from the system +folder and start the interpreter <em>while the interpreter sits in the main +Python folder</em>. This will regenerate the preferences file. <p> + <h2>Where to go from here</h2> The next section to check out is the <a href="index.html">annotated sample programs</a>.<p> |