Ready for 2.0

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How to install Python 2.0c1 on your Macintosh
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How to install Python 2.0 on your Macintosh
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If this is your first encounter with Python: you definitely need the
common user documentation (common to all platforms). You can find this
(in various forms) on www.python.org and ftp.python.org. Through
there, or via http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html you can also find
the most recent MacPython distribution.
(in various forms) on www.pythonlabs.com, www.python.org and
ftp.python.org. Through there, or via
http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html you can also find the most recent
MacPython distribution.
Mac-specific documentation is included in this distribution in folder
Mac:Demo. The documentation is sparse, but it will have to serve for
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After the installer finishes it automatically launches the
ConfigurePython applet, to finish configuration of your Python.
If you have previously installed another copy of 2.0b1 you should manually
If you have previously installed another copy of 2.0 you should manually
remove your preference file first (but no such action is needed for installing
beside older MacPythons, and they will live together happily).
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Two items are installed in the system folder: the interpreter shared
library "PythonCore 2.0c1" lives in the Extensions folder and the
"Python 2.0c1 Preferences" file in the Python subfolder in the
library "PythonCore 2.0" lives in the Extensions folder and the
"Python 2.0 Preferences" file in the Python subfolder in the
Preferences folder. All the rest of Python lives in the folder you
installed in.
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whether to upgrade. The bad news is that your old preference settings
are lost and you have to set them again.
After you are satisfied that 2.0c1 works as expected you can trash
After you are satisfied that 2.0 works as expected you can trash
anything in the system folder that has "python" in the name and not
"2.0c1".
"2.0".
The installer
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course. Mac-specific thanks go to the pythonmac-sig, Just van Rossum,
Corran Webster, Tony Ingraldi, Erik van Blokland, Bill Bedford, Chris
Stern, Gordon Worley, Oliver Steele, M. Papillon, Steven Majewski, David
Goodger, Chris Barker, Luc Lefebvre and all the other people who
provided feedback, code or both!
Goodger, Chris Barker, Luc Lefebvre, Tattoo Mabonzo K., Russell Finn,
Tom Bridgman and all the other people who provided feedback, code or both!
MacPython includes waste, a TextEdit replacement which is (c) 1998 Marco Piovanelli.

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Changes in 2.0c2 since 1.5.2
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Changes in 2.0 since 1.5.2
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These release notes refer to Mac-specific changes only. See NEWS (in the Misc folder)
for machine-independent changes.
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projects. (new since 2.0b1)
- The "keep console open" options are now always, never, on error and on
unseen output. The latter is the new default. There is also a call
MacOS.KeepConsole() which allows programs to override the behaviour.
MacOS.KeepConsole() which allows programs to override the behaviour, and
a call MacOS.OutputSeen() which acknowledges all output until now.
(new since 2.0b1)
- Missing Numeric modules are included. They may not be on sys.path, however. (new since 2.0b1)
- gdbm works again. (new since 2.0b1)
- Command-. and threads don't bite each other as badly anymore. (new since 2.0c1)
- InstallPython will optionally copy PythonCore in stead of creating an alias, when
needed. (new since 2.0c1)
- All bugs reported to the pythonmac-sig in the 2.0c1 period have been fixed.
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