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Ronald Oussoren360bcac2009-05-19 19:30:44 +00001This package will install Python $FULL_VERSION for Mac OS X
Ned Deily4ce92b22011-01-15 04:37:12 +00002$MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET for the following architecture(s):
3$ARCHITECTURES.
Thomas Wouters477c8d52006-05-27 19:21:47 +00004
Ned Deily4ce92b22011-01-15 04:37:12 +00005Installation requires approximately $INSTALL_SIZE MB of disk space,
6ignore the message that it will take zero bytes.
Thomas Wouters477c8d52006-05-27 19:21:47 +00007
Ned Deily4ce92b22011-01-15 04:37:12 +00008You must install onto your current boot disk, even though the
9installer does not enforce this, otherwise things will not work.
Thomas Wouters477c8d52006-05-27 19:21:47 +000010
Ned Deily4ce92b22011-01-15 04:37:12 +000011Python consists of the Python programming language interpreter, plus
12a set of programs to allow easy access to it for Mac users including
13an integrated development environment, IDLE, plus a set of pre-built
14extension modules that open up specific Macintosh technologies to
15Python programs.
Thomas Wouters477c8d52006-05-27 19:21:47 +000016
Ned Deily4ce92b22011-01-15 04:37:12 +000017 **** IMPORTANT ****
18
19Before using IDLE or other programs using the tkinter graphical user
20interface toolkit, visit http://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/
21for current information about supported and recommended versions
22of Tcl/Tk for this version of Python and Mac OS X.
Thomas Wouters477c8d52006-05-27 19:21:47 +000023
Ned Deily4ce92b22011-01-15 04:37:12 +000024 *******************
25
26The installer puts applications, an "Update Shell Profile" command,
Ned Deilyeb698da2011-02-07 16:44:19 +000027and a link to the optionally installed Python Documentation into the
Ned Deily4ce92b22011-01-15 04:37:12 +000028"Python $VERSION" subfolder of the system Applications folder,
29and puts the underlying machinery into the folder
30$PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR. It can
31optionally place links to the command-line tools in /usr/local/bin as
32well. Double-click on the "Update Shell Profile" command to add the
33"bin" directory inside the framework to your shell's search path.
Thomas Wouters477c8d52006-05-27 19:21:47 +000034
Ronald Oussoren50987bc2009-02-12 15:24:51 +000035More information on Python in general can be found at
Thomas Wouters477c8d52006-05-27 19:21:47 +000036http://www.python.org.