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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -How to install Python 1.5b3 on your Macintosh +How to install Python 1.5.1 on your Macintosh --------------------------------------------- If this is your first encounter with Python: you definitely need the @@ -11,18 +11,13 @@ Mac-specific documentation is included in this distribution in folder Mac:Demo. The documentation is sparse, but it will have to serve for now. The documentation is in HTML format, start with index.html. -Why 1.5b3? ----------- -The reason for distributing a third beta release for the Mac (unlike for -other platforms) is that there are still some problems. The main problem -is that packages ("dotted import") seem to have problems when used -under cfm68k. Other outstanding problems are tkinter problems with menus -(all platforms) and NumPy printing problems (cfm68k). Please report your -findings with this distribution to pythonmac-sig@python.org, so we can -try to iron out the problems and have a normal 1.5 distribution in a few -weeks time. - -The non-system-dependent part of this distribution is identical to 1.5 final. +Caveats +------- +There are still problems with cfm68k Python. 68K Mac users should +probably try to use the cfm68k distribution first, and revert to the +classic 68k distribution in case the bugs make their Python +unworkable. The main problem is that packages ("dotted import") and +NumPy printing don't work. What to install --------------- @@ -67,17 +62,14 @@ all .pyc files, but this isn't very important, as pyc files are created on-the-fly as well. You may also want to skip this step if you are low on diskspace. -Next, it is probably a good idea to run the automatic tests. Start Python -and "import test.autotest". This should not print any errors. It will, -however, print some messages about optional features not -supported. Also, if you didn't run compileall before autotesting you -may run out of memory the first time you run the tests. - -NOTE: as of 1.5b3 the test test_strftime will fail. This is due to a -problem with the way the MetroWerks handles %% escapes in strftime() -strings, and there is little I can do about it. test_socket may also -fail if you have no internet connection. Please also read the Relnotes -file for other minor problems with this distribution. +Next, it is probably a good idea to run the automatic tests. Start +Python and "import test.autotest". This should not print any +errors. It will, however, print some messages about optional features +not supported. Also, if you didn't run compileall before autotesting +you may run out of memory the first time you run the +tests. test_socket may also fail if you have no internet +connection. Please also read the Relnotes file for other minor +problems with this distribution. PPC and CFM68K users have a couple of applets in the main folder they may want to try, (68K users can use the corresponding scripts from the @@ -105,8 +97,8 @@ Uninstalling ------------ Two items are installed in the system folder: the interpreter shared -library "PythonCore 1.5b3" lives in the Extensions folder and the -"Python 1.5b3 Preferences" file in the Preferences folder. All the rest +library "PythonCore 1.5.1" lives in the Extensions folder and the +"Python 1.5.1 Preferences" file in the Preferences folder. All the rest of Python lives in the folder you installed in. Things to see @@ -126,9 +118,11 @@ you to understand how to use AppleEvents and various other toolboxes from python. The 'img' group of modules, which handles I/O of many different image -formats (not pict yet, sigh:-) is included, but without documentation. -You can find docs at ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/img (or somewhere -around there). +formats is included, but without documentation. You can find docs at +ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/img (or somewhere around there). + +Finally there is a Mac:Contrib folder which contains some contributed +software, mainly for various AppleScript things. Upgrading from older Python releases ------------------------------------ |