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 How to install Python 1.6a2 on your Macintosh
 ---------------------------------------------

 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.

 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.

 Caveats
 -------
 This is an alfa version, and for this once it really means that: there
 are quite a few features that have only lightly been tested, and bugs are
 to be expected.

 Aside from the general Python 1.6 features like unicode support the
 main new features of this MacPython release is support for multithreading.
 This has had some preliminary testing, but please report any success or failure
 on the mailing list.

 This installer installs MacPython for PowerPC only, whether a 68K distribution
 of Python 1.6 will happen is not certain at the moment.

 Changes since 1.6a1
 -------------------

 - All core-Python changes, plus a few from after 1.6a2, approximately as the
   Python CVS tree was at May 5.
 - The threading performance bug has been fixed.
 - Tkinter is included again (yeah!), but only lightly tested. Please report
   findings to the mailing list.
 - macfsn.py is auto-imported on startup (unless disabled with a new option).
   This retrofits macfs.StandardGetFile() and friends to use Navigation Services
   in stead of the old Standard File dialogs.
 - I think all installer problems have been fixed. Please report if not so.

 What to install
 ---------------

 This installer is PPC only: too many new MacOS features are not available on 68K,
 and doing workarounds, even just #ifdeffing in the code, is too much work for
 me right now. If someone wants to revive 68K-MacPython: please do so. The project
 files still contain the 68K targets (they're simply skipped by the build process)
 so all that is needed is CodeWarrior, a source distribution and commitment.

 The optional parts in this distribution are
 - TK+PIL: Tkinter and support modules, plus Imaging, the Python image manipulation
   package (allows you to read, write and display images and do lots of operations on them).
 - img: another imaging package. Has more file format support and is faster
   than imaging, but has only limited operations on images. There is a bridge
   between the packages.
 - Numeric: the LLNL Numeric Python extension. All sorts of nifty operations
   on matrices and such.
 - Developers kit: all header files and some tools and sample projects to get you started on
   writing Python extensions if you have CodeWarrior.
 All these except the DevKit are installed with Easy Install.

 After the installer finishes it automatically launches the
 ConfigurePython applet, to finish configuration of your Python.

 If you don't have enough memory: the sizes choosen are somewhat
 arbitrary. Try lowering the application sizes in the finder "get info"
 window, and seeing whether the resulting python is still usable. Some
 modules (Tkinter comes to mind) need a lot of memory, so it may also be
 necessary to increase the application size.

 After installing
 ----------------

 The first step thing you could try is to run "compileall.py" to create
 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 only one error, about some
 AM/PM format not supported in strftime.
 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.

 Using Python is most easily done from the IDE, which has a builtin editor,
 debugger and other goodies. The alternative is to use PythonInterpreter,
 which is the lowlevel interpreter with a console-window only (similar to Unix
 Python).

 Uninstalling
 ------------

 Two items are installed in the system folder: the interpreter shared
 library "PythonCore 1.6a2" lives in the Extensions folder and the
 "Python 1.6a2 Preferences" file in the Preferences folder. All the rest
 of Python lives in the folder you installed in.

 Things to see
 -------------

 Start off at Mac:Demo:index.html. Read at least the first few sections.

 There are also some readme files in the "Read me files" folder that may
 contain useful information. There is also a first stab at documentation
 (plus examples) in the Mac:Demo folder. The toplevel Demo folder has
 machine-independent demos.
 The Mac:Lib:test folder also has some programs that show simple
 capabilities of various modules.

 The "scripts" folder has some sample scripts. Some are useful, some are
 just interesting to look at to see how various things work. The MkDistr,
 mkapplet and fullbuild scripts (plus the ones mentioned above) may help
 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 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.

 Upgrading from older Python releases
 ------------------------------------

 Since release 1.4 Python releases are independent of each other, with
 separate Preferences files, shared library names, etc. The good news is
 that this means you can keep your older version around if you are unsure
 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 1.6a2 works as expected you can trash
 anything in the system folder that has "python" in the name and not
 "1.6a2".

 The installer
 -------------

 The installer for this product was created using Installer VISE
 from MindVision Software. For more information on Installer VISE,
 contact:
 MindVision Software
 7201 North 7th Street
 Lincoln, NE 68521-8913
 Voice: 402-477-3269
 Fax: 402-477-1395
 Internet: mindvision@mindvision.com
 http://www.mindvision.com

 Just van Rossum <just@letterror.nl> created the initial version of the
 installer (with Installer Vise Lite), and Jack worked from there.

 Thanks!
 -------

 Thanks go to the whole Python community with Guido in the lead, of course.
 Mac-specific thanks go to the pythonmac-sig, Just van Rossum, Corran Webster,
 Erik van Blokland, Bill Bedford, Chris Stern, Gordon Worley and all the other people
 who provided feedback, code or both!

 Feedback
 --------

 Send bug reports, suggestions, contributions and fanmail to
 <jack@cwi.nl>. However, a better way to discuss MacPython is to join the
 <pythonmac-sig@python.org> mailing list, which is explicitly meant for
 this purpose.

 Alternatively, you can try sending to comp.lang.python or
 python-list@cwi.nl, but since I read the newsgroup, not the mailinglist,
 I may miss it there (but other people may know quite a bit more than me
 anyway:-).

 Jack Jansen
 Oratrix Development BV
 Valeriusplein 30
 Amsterdam
 the Netherlands

 <jack@cwi.nl>, http://www.cwi.nl/~jack
	How to install Python 1.6a2 on your Macintosh
	---------------------------------------------

	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.

	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.

	Caveats
	-------
	This is an alfa version, and for this once it really means that: there
	are quite a few features that have only lightly been tested, and bugs are
	to be expected.

	Aside from the general Python 1.6 features like unicode support the
	main new features of this MacPython release is support for multithreading.
	This has had some preliminary testing, but please report any success or failure
	on the mailing list.

	This installer installs MacPython for PowerPC only, whether a 68K distribution
	of Python 1.6 will happen is not certain at the moment.

	Changes since 1.6a1
	-------------------

	- All core-Python changes, plus a few from after 1.6a2, approximately as the
	Python CVS tree was at May 5.
	- The threading performance bug has been fixed.
	- Tkinter is included again (yeah!), but only lightly tested. Please report
	findings to the mailing list.
	- macfsn.py is auto-imported on startup (unless disabled with a new option).
	This retrofits macfs.StandardGetFile() and friends to use Navigation Services
	in stead of the old Standard File dialogs.
	- I think all installer problems have been fixed. Please report if not so.

	What to install
	---------------

	This installer is PPC only: too many new MacOS features are not available on 68K,
	and doing workarounds, even just #ifdeffing in the code, is too much work for
	me right now. If someone wants to revive 68K-MacPython: please do so. The project
	files still contain the 68K targets (they're simply skipped by the build process)
	so all that is needed is CodeWarrior, a source distribution and commitment.

	The optional parts in this distribution are
	- TK+PIL: Tkinter and support modules, plus Imaging, the Python image manipulation
	package (allows you to read, write and display images and do lots of operations on them).
	- img: another imaging package. Has more file format support and is faster
	than imaging, but has only limited operations on images. There is a bridge
	between the packages.
	- Numeric: the LLNL Numeric Python extension. All sorts of nifty operations
	on matrices and such.
	- Developers kit: all header files and some tools and sample projects to get you started on
	writing Python extensions if you have CodeWarrior.
	All these except the DevKit are installed with Easy Install.

	After the installer finishes it automatically launches the
	ConfigurePython applet, to finish configuration of your Python.

	If you don't have enough memory: the sizes choosen are somewhat
	arbitrary. Try lowering the application sizes in the finder "get info"
	window, and seeing whether the resulting python is still usable. Some
	modules (Tkinter comes to mind) need a lot of memory, so it may also be
	necessary to increase the application size.

	After installing
	----------------

	The first step thing you could try is to run "compileall.py" to create
	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 only one error, about some
	AM/PM format not supported in strftime.
	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.

	Using Python is most easily done from the IDE, which has a builtin editor,
	debugger and other goodies. The alternative is to use PythonInterpreter,
	which is the lowlevel interpreter with a console-window only (similar to Unix
	Python).

	Uninstalling
	------------

	Two items are installed in the system folder: the interpreter shared
	library "PythonCore 1.6a2" lives in the Extensions folder and the
	"Python 1.6a2 Preferences" file in the Preferences folder. All the rest
	of Python lives in the folder you installed in.

	Things to see
	-------------

	Start off at Mac:Demo:index.html. Read at least the first few sections.

	There are also some readme files in the "Read me files" folder that may
	contain useful information. There is also a first stab at documentation
	(plus examples) in the Mac:Demo folder. The toplevel Demo folder has
	machine-independent demos.
	The Mac:Lib:test folder also has some programs that show simple
	capabilities of various modules.

	The "scripts" folder has some sample scripts. Some are useful, some are
	just interesting to look at to see how various things work. The MkDistr,
	mkapplet and fullbuild scripts (plus the ones mentioned above) may help
	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 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.

	Upgrading from older Python releases
	------------------------------------

	Since release 1.4 Python releases are independent of each other, with
	separate Preferences files, shared library names, etc. The good news is
	that this means you can keep your older version around if you are unsure
	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 1.6a2 works as expected you can trash
	anything in the system folder that has "python" in the name and not
	"1.6a2".

	The installer
	-------------

	The installer for this product was created using Installer VISE
	from MindVision Software. For more information on Installer VISE,
	contact:
	MindVision Software
	7201 North 7th Street
	Lincoln, NE 68521-8913
	Voice: 402-477-3269
	Fax: 402-477-1395
	Internet: mindvision@mindvision.com
	http://www.mindvision.com

	Just van Rossum <just@letterror.nl> created the initial version of the
	installer (with Installer Vise Lite), and Jack worked from there.

	Thanks!
	-------

	Thanks go to the whole Python community with Guido in the lead, of course.
	Mac-specific thanks go to the pythonmac-sig, Just van Rossum, Corran Webster,
	Erik van Blokland, Bill Bedford, Chris Stern, Gordon Worley and all the other people
	who provided feedback, code or both!

	Feedback
	--------

	Send bug reports, suggestions, contributions and fanmail to
	<jack@cwi.nl>. However, a better way to discuss MacPython is to join the
	<pythonmac-sig@python.org> mailing list, which is explicitly meant for
	this purpose.

	Alternatively, you can try sending to comp.lang.python or
	python-list@cwi.nl, but since I read the newsgroup, not the mailinglist,
	I may miss it there (but other people may know quite a bit more than me
	anyway:-).

	Jack Jansen
	Oratrix Development BV
	Valeriusplein 30
	Amsterdam
	the Netherlands

	<jack@cwi.nl>, http://www.cwi.nl/~jack