@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \chapter{Using Python on a Mac OS 9 Macintosh \label{using}}
22\sectionauthor {Bob Savage}{
[email protected] }
33
44Using Python on a Macintosh, especially on Mac OS 9 (MacPython-OSX
5- includes a complete unix Python) can seem like something completely
5+ includes a complete \UNIX {} Python) can seem like something completely
66different than using it on a \UNIX -like or Windows system. Most of the
77Python documentation, both the `` official'' documentation and published
88books, describe only how Python is used on these systems, causing
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ \section{Getting and Installing MacPython-OSX \label{getting-OSX}}
2828\begin {itemize }
2929 \item A \file {MacPython-2.3} folder in your \file {Applications}
3030 folder. In here you find the PythonIDE Integrated Development Environment;
31- PythonLauncher, which handles double-clicking Python scripts from the Finder; and
32- the Package Manager.
31+ PythonLauncher, which handles double-clicking Python scripts from
32+ the Finder; and the Package Manager.
3333
34- \item A fairly standard unix commandline Python interpreter in
35- \file {/usr/local/bin/python}, but without the usual \file {/usr/local/lib/python}.
34+ \item A fairly standard \UNIX {} commandline Python interpreter in
35+ \file {/usr/local/bin/python}, but without the usual
36+ \file {/usr/local/lib/python}.
3637
3738 \item A framework \file {/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework}, where
3839 all the action really is, but which you usually do not have to be aware of.
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ \section{Getting and Installing MacPython-OSX \label{getting-OSX}}
4445which you can access through its help menu. If you are completely new to
4546Python you should start reading the IDE introduction in that document.
4647
47- If you are familiar with Python on other unix platforms you should read the
48- section on running Python scripts from the unix shell.
48+ If you are familiar with Python on other \UNIX {} platforms you should
49+ read the section on running Python scripts from the \UNIX {} shell.
4950
5051\subsection {How to run a Python script }
5152
@@ -55,14 +56,14 @@ \subsection{How to run a Python script}
5556
5657If you want to run Python scripts from the Terminal window command line
5758or from the Finder you first need an editor to create your script.
58- Mac OS X comes with a number of standard unix command line editors,
59+ Mac OS X comes with a number of standard \UNIX {} command line editors,
5960\program {vi} and \program {emacs} among them. If you want a more Mac-like
6061editor \program {BBEdit} or \program {TextWrangler} from Bare Bones Software
61- (see \url {http://www.barebones.com}) are good choices. Their freeware
62- \program {BBEdit Lite} is officially discontinued but still available.
63- \program {AppleWorks} or any other word processor that can save files
64- in ASCII is also a possibility, but \program {TextEdit} is not: it saves in .rtf
65- format only.
62+ (see \url {http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/index.shtml }) are
63+ good choices. Their freeware \program {BBEdit Lite} is officially
64+ discontinued but still available. \program {AppleWorks} or any other
65+ word processor that can save files in ASCII is also a possibility, but
66+ \program {TextEdit} is not: it saves in \file {.rtf} format only.
6667
6768To run your script from the Terminal window you must make sure that
6869\file {/usr/local/bin} is in your shell search path before \file {/usr/bin},
@@ -90,8 +91,9 @@ \subsection{Running scripts with a GUI \label{osx-gui-scripts}}
9091
9192\subsection {configuration }
9293
93- MacPython honours all standard unix environment variables such as \envvar {PYTHONPATH},
94- but setting these variables for programs started from the Finder is non-standard
94+ MacPython honours all standard \UNIX {} environment variables such as
95+ \envvar {PYTHONPATH}, but setting these variables for programs started
96+ from the Finder is non-standard
9597as the Finder does not read your \file {.profile} or \file {.cshrc} at startup.
9698You need to create a file \file {\textasciitilde /.MacOSX/environment.plist}.
9799See Apple's Technical Document QA1067 for details.
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ \section{Getting and Installing MacPython-OS9 \label{getting}}
103105
104106The most recent release version as well as possible newer experimental
105107versions are best found at the MacPython page maintained by Jack
106- Jansen: \url {http://www .cwi.nl/\textasciitilde jack/macpython.html}.
108+ Jansen: \url {http://homepages .cwi.nl/\textasciitilde jack/macpython.html}.
107109
108110Please refer to the \file {README} included with your distribution for
109111the most up-to-date instructions.
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