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How to install Python 1.3beta3 on your Macintosh
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Even if you don't usually read readme files: please read at least the
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first sections of this file, failure to do so will probably result in
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an unuseable python system. If this warning is too late and you already
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have an non-functional python: it is best to remove all traces and start
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with a fresh distribution. Especially don't forget to remove the
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"python preferences" file from the Preferences folder, and possibly
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"PythonCore" from the Extensions folder.
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Next: this is a beta distribution, so (a) things may be broken and (b)
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the instructions are probably far from complete (or correct:-). I'm counting
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on you to send me feedback on any problems you encounter or suggestions
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you have!
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If this is your first encounter with python: you definitely need the common
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user documentation (common to all platforms). You can find this (in various
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forms) on www.python.com and ftp.python.com.
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If you have a pre-system 7 macintosh: sorry, this release will not work
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on your system. Too many sys7 features are used to make a sys6 python
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easy to create. If you really want one: tell me, maybe I can be convinced.
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Alternatively: get the sources, put in the necessary gestalt() and
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compatability calls yourself and send me the results.
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If you don't have enough memory: the sizes choosen are somewhat arbitrary.
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Try lowering them and seeing whether the resulting python is still usable.
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PowerPC Macintosh instructions
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1. You will have to create some aliases in the 'PlugIns' folder. There is
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an AppleScript there that will create them for you. If you don't have
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AppleScript you will have to create the aliases by hand, read the script
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to see what to do. Alternatively, if you have still have an older, but
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fairly recent version of python already on your system: try the
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MkPluginAliases script from the Scripts folder.
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[If someone nows of a way to create relative aliases or of a simple way
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to create aliases on a target system without knowing pathnames in advance:
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please let me know]
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2. At this point you should remove older versions of "PythonCore" and
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"Python Preferences" from your system folder.
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3. Next, you should run PythonPPC. This will create an initial preferences
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file (after asking you if that's ok with you).
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4. To make sure any applets you create can find the common interpreter code
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you should make an alias to PythonCore and drop it in your Extensions
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folder (I think the name should still be PythonCore). Alternatively, drop
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the file itself on the System folder and it will find its own way.
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5. You're all set now. Continue with the common instructions.
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68K Macintosh instructions
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1. Remove old "Python Preferences" file from the Preferences folder, if you
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have one (the file, that is, not the folder:-).
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2. Run Python68K. This will create an initial preferences file (after
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asking you if that's ok with you).
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3. Continue with the next section.
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Common instructions
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You should now have a functioning python. It is probably a good idea to run
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"testall.py" from :Lib:test at this point, this should not give any errors.
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Next, try "compileall.py" from :Lib to create all .pyc files (but this isn't
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really important).
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PPC users have a couple of applets in the main folder they may want to try,
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(68K users can use the corresponding scripts from the "scripts" folder):
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- EditPythonPrefs allows you to edit the preferences file, to change the
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python home folder or modify the initial sys.path setting.
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- RunLibScript allows you to run any script as __main__ after setting arguments,
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changing stdin/stdout/workdir, etc.
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- For PPC only, mkapplet creates a python applet, a tiny application written
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in python. Drop a python source on it and out comes the application. More
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information can be found in the "Read me files" folder.
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PPC users will see one more files in the python folder: PythonApplet. This is
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the template for building applets, leave it alone.
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Things to see
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There are some readme files in the "Read me files" folder that may contain
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useful information. Especially the Relnotes-1.3 file contains some interesting
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tidbits.
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The "scripts" folder has some sample scripts. Some are useful, some are just
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interesting to look at to see how various things work. The MkDistr, mkapplet
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and fullbuild scripts (plus the ones mentioned above) may help you to understand
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how to use AppleEvents and various other toolboxes from python.
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The Tools folder has all the (automatically generated) interfaces to toolboxes
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available, and some simple test programs. See the scripts mentioned above for how
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to use them. NOTE: the organization of the toolbox stuff is likely to change,
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maybe even before the real 1.3 distribution. Until that time you will have to
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use addpack or imp to import these files in your program.
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The 'img' group of modules, which handles I/O of many different image formats
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(not pict yet, sigh:-) is included, but without documentation. You can find
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docs at ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/img (or somewhere around there).
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Feedback
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--------
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Send bug reports, suggestions, contributions and fanmail to <jack@cwi.nl>.
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Be warned however that I'm pretty busy at the moment, so I may not always
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respond immedeately.
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Alternatively, you can try sending to comp.lang.python or python-list@cwi.nl,
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but since I read the newsgroup, not the mailinglist, I may miss it there
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(but other people may know quite a bit more than me anyway:-).
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Jack Jansen
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Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica
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Kruislaan 413
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1098 SJ Amsterdam
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the Netherlands
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<jack@cwi.nl>, http://www.cwi.nl/~jack
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