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| 57 | 1.1 Getting and Installing MacPython |
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| 61 | Mac OS X 10.3 comes with Python 2.3 pre-installed by Apple. |
| 62 | This installation does not come with the IDE and other additions, however, |
| 63 | so to get these you need to install the <b class="program">MacPython for Panther additions</b> |
| 64 | from the MacPython website, <a class="url" href="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython">http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython</a>. |
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| 67 | For MacPython 2.4, or for any MacPython on earlier releases of Mac OS X, |
| 68 | you need to install a full distribution from the same website. |
| 69 | |
| 70 | <P> |
| 71 | What you get after installing is a number of things: |
| 72 | |
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| 75 | <UL> |
| 76 | <LI>A <span class="file">MacPython-2.3</span> folder in your <span class="file">Applications</span> |
| 77 | folder. In here you find the PythonIDE Integrated Development Environment; |
| 78 | PythonLauncher, which handles double-clicking Python scripts from |
| 79 | the Finder; and the Package Manager. |
| 80 | |
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| 82 | </LI> |
| 83 | <LI>A fairly standard <span class="Unix">Unix</span> commandline Python interpreter in |
| 84 | <span class="file">/usr/local/bin/python</span>, but without the usual |
| 85 | <span class="file">/usr/local/lib/python</span>. |
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| 88 | </LI> |
| 89 | <LI>A framework <span class="file">/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework</span>, where |
| 90 | all the action really is, but which you usually do not have to be aware of. |
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| 95 | To uninstall MacPython you can simply remove these three things. |
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| 98 | If you use the ``additions'' installer to install on top of an existing |
| 99 | Apple-Python you will not get the framework and the commandline interpreter, |
| 100 | as they have been installed by Apple already, in |
| 101 | <span class="file">/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework</span> and |
| 102 | <span class="file">/usr/bin/python</span>, respectively. You should in principle never modify |
| 103 | or delete these, as they are Apple-controlled and may be used by Apple- or |
| 104 | third-party software. |
| 105 | |
| 106 | <P> |
| 107 | PythonIDE contains an Apple Help Viewer book called "MacPython Help" |
| 108 | which you can access through its help menu. If you are completely new to |
| 109 | Python you should start reading the IDE introduction in that document. |
| 110 | |
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| 112 | If you are familiar with Python on other <span class="Unix">Unix</span> platforms you should |
| 113 | read the section on running Python scripts from the <span class="Unix">Unix</span> shell. |
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