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Backport of 2.183: Fix memory leak in add_subclass() found by NealN with valgrind.

author	Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
date	Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:42:21 +0000
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children	41e0361a2191

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15229 bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	1 \chapter{Using Python on the Macintosh \label{using}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	2 \sectionauthor{Bob Savage}{bobsavage@mac.com}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	3
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	4 Using Python on the Macintosh can seem like something completely
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	5 different than using it on a \UNIX-like or Windows system. Most of the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	6 Python documentation, both the ``official'' documentation and
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	7 published books, describe only how Python is used on these systems,
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	8 causing confusion for the new user of MacPython. This chapter gives a
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	9 brief introduction to the specifics of using Python on a Macintosh.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	10
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	11
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	12 \section{Getting and Installing MacPython \label{getting}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	13
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	14 The most recent release version as well as possible newer experimental
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	15 versions are best found at the MacPython page maintained by Jack
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	16 Jansen: \url{http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html}.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	17
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	18
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	19 Please refer to the \file{README} included with your distribution for
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	20 the most up-to-date instructions.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	21
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	22
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	23 \section{Entering the interactive Interpreter
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	24 \label{interpreter}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	25
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	26 The interactive interpreter that you will see used in Python
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	27 documentation is started by double-clicking the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	28 \program{PythonInterpreter} icon, which looks like a 16-ton weight
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	29 falling. You should see the version information and the
17500 5e99a1d0ea4d Work around the conversion of ">>" and "<<" to guillemets. Reported by Ping. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 15230 diff changeset	30 \samp{>\code{>}>~} prompt. Use it exactly as described in the
5e99a1d0ea4d Work around the conversion of ">>" and "<<" to guillemets. Reported by Ping. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 15230 diff changeset	31 standard documentation.
15229 bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	32
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	33
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	34 \section{How to run a Python script}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	35
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	36 There are several ways to run an existing Python script; two common
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	37 ways to run a Python script are ``drag and drop'' and ``double
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	38 clicking''. Other ways include running it from within the IDE (see
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	39 Section \ref{IDE}), or launching via AppleScript.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	40
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	41
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	42 \subsection{Drag and drop}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	43
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	44 One of the easiest ways to launch a Python script is via ``Drag and
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	45 Drop''. This is just like launching a text file in the Finder by
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	46 ``dragging'' it over your word processor's icon and ``dropping'' it
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	47 there. Make sure that you use an icon referring to the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	48 \program{PythonInterpreter}, not the \program{IDE} or \program{Idle}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	49 icons which have different behaviour which is described below.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	50
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	51 Some things that might have gone wrong:
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	52
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	53 \begin{itemize}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	54 \item
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	55 A window flashes after dropping the script onto the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	56 \program{PythonInterpreter}, but then disappears. Most likely this is a
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	57 configuration issue; your \program{PythonInterpreter} is setup to exit
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	58 immediately upon completion, but your script assumes that if it prints
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	59 something that text will stick around for a while. To fix this, see
15230 10b3cbdbdfd9 Fix some internal references that I botched. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 15229 diff changeset	60 section \ref{defaults}.
15229 bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	61
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	62 \item
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	63 After dropping the script onto the \program{PythonInterpreter}, a
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	64 window appeared which said: ``File contains \code{\e r} characters
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	65 (incorrect line endings?)''. That script probably originated on a
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	66 \UNIX{} or Windows machine. You will need to change the line endings
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	67 to the standard Mac usage. One way to do this is to open the file in
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	68 \program{BBedit}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	69 (\url{http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit_lite.html}) which can
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	70 easily change the line endings between Mac, DOS, and \UNIX\ styles.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	71
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	72 \item
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	73 When you waved the script icon over the \program{PythonInterpreter},
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	74 the \program{PythonInterpreter} icon did not hilight. Most likely the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	75 Creator code and document type is unset (or set incorrectly) -- this
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	76 often happens when a file originates on a non-Mac computer. See
15230 10b3cbdbdfd9 Fix some internal references that I botched. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 15229 diff changeset	77 section \ref{creator-code} for more details.
15229 bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	78 \end{itemize}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	79
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	80
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	81 \subsection{Set Creator and Double Click \label{creator-code}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	82
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	83 If the script that you want to launch has the appropriate Creator Code
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	84 and File Type you can simply double-click on the script to launch it.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	85 To be ``double-clickable'' a file needs to be of type \samp{TEXT},
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	86 with a creator code of \samp{Pyth}.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	87
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	88 Setting the creator code and filetype can be done with the IDE (see
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	89 sections \ref{IDEwrite} and \ref{IDEapplet}), with an editor with a
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	90 Python mode (\program{BBEdit}) -- see section
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	91 \ref{scripting-with-BBedit}, or with assorted other Mac utilities, but
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	92 a script (\file{fixfiletypes.py}) has been included in the MacPython
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	93 distribution, making it possible to set the proper Type and Creator
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	94 Codes with Python.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	95
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	96 The \file{fixfiletypes.py} script will change the file type and
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	97 creator codes for the indicated directory. To use
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	98 \file{fixfiletypes.py}:
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	99
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	100 \begin{enumerate}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	101 \item
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	102 Locate it in the \file{scripts} folder of the \file{Mac} folder of the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	103 MacPython distribution.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	104
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	105 \item
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	106 Put all of the scripts that you want to fix in a folder with nothing
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	107 else in it.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	108
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	109 \item
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	110 Double-click on the \file{fixfiletypes.py} icon.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	111
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	112 \item
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	113 Navigate into the folder of files you want to fix, and press the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	114 ``Select current folder'' button.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	115 \end{enumerate}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	116
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	117
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	118 \section{Simulating command line arguments
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	119 \label{argv}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	120
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	121 There are two ways to simulate command-line arguments with MacPython.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	122
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	123 \begin{enumerate}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	124 \item via Interpreter options
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	125 \begin{itemize} % nestable? I hope so!
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	126 \item Hold the option-key down when launching your script. This will
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	127 bring up a dialog box of Python Interpreter options.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	128 \item Click ``Set \UNIX-style command line..'' button.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	129 \item Type the arguments into the ``Argument'' field.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	130 \item Click ``OK''
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	131 \item Click ``Run''.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	132 \end{itemize} % end
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	133
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	134 \item via drag and drop
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	135 If you save the script as an applet (see Section \ref{IDEapplet}), you
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	136 can also simulate some command-line arguments via
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	137 ``Drag-and-Drop''. In this case, the names of the files that were
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	138 dropped onto the applet will be appended to \code{sys.argv}, so that
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	139 it will appear to the script as though they had been typed on a
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	140 command line. As on \UNIX\ systems, the first item in \code{sys.srgv} is
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	141 the path to the applet, and the rest are the files dropped on the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	142 applet.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	143 \end{enumerate}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	144
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	145
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	146 \section{Creating a Python script}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	147
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	148 Since Python scripts are simply text files, they can be created in any
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	149 way that text files can be created, but some special tools also exist
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	150 with extra features.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	151
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	152
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	153 \subsection{In an editor}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	154
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	155 You can create a text file with any word processing program such as
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	156 \program{MSWord} or \program{AppleWorks} but you need to make sure
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	157 that the file is saved as ``\ASCII'' or ``plain text''.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	158
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	159
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	160 \subsubsection{Editors with Python modes}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	161
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	162 Several text editors have additional features that add functionality
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	163 when you are creating a Python script. These can include coloring
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	164 Python keywords to make your code easier to read, module browsing, or
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	165 a built-in debugger. These include \program{Alpha}, \program{Pepper},
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	166 and \program{BBedit}, and the MacPython IDE (Section \ref{IDE}).
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	167
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	168 %\subsubsection{Alpha}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	169 % NEED INFO HERE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	170
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	171 \subsubsection{BBedit \label{scripting-with-BBedit}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	172
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	173 If you use \program{BBEdit} to create your scripts you will want to tell it about the Python creator code so that
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	174 you can simply double click on the saved file to launch it.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	175 \begin{itemize}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	176 \item Launch \program{BBEdit}.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	177 \item Select ``Preferences'' from the ``Edit'' menu.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	178 \item Select ``File Types'' from the scrolling list.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	179 \item click on the ``Add...'' button and navigate to
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	180 \program{PythonInterpreter} in the main directory of the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	181 MacPython distribution; click ``open''.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	182 \item Click on the ``Save'' button in the Preferences panel.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	183 \end{itemize}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	184 % Are there additional BBedit Python-specific features? I'm not aware of any.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	185
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	186 %\subsubsection{IDE}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	187 %You can use the \program{Python IDE} supplied in the MacPython Distribution to create longer Python scripts
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	188 %-- see Section \ref{IDEwrite} for details.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	189
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	190 %\subsubsection{IDLE}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	191 %Idle is an IDE for Python that was written in Python, using TKInter. You should be able to use it on a Mac by following
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	192 %the standard documentation, but see Section \ref{TKInter} for guidance on using TKInter with MacPython.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	193
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	194 %\subsubsection{Pepper}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	195 % NEED INFO HERE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	196
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	197
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	198 \section{The IDE\label{IDE}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	199
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	200 The \program{Python IDE} (Integrated Development Environment) is a
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	201 separate application that acts as a text editor for your Python code,
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	202 a class browser, a graphical debugger, and more.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	203
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	204
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	205 \subsection{Using the ``Python Interactive'' window}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	206
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	207 Use this window like you would the \program{PythonInterpreter}, except
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	208 that you cannot use the ``Drag and drop'' method above. Instead,
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	209 dropping a script onto the \program{Python IDE} icon will open the
20821 ca418a5fa471 Correct misspelling of "separate" in two places. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 17500 diff changeset	210 file in a separate script window (which you can then execute manually
15229 bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	211 -- see section \ref{IDEexecution}).
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	212
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	213
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	214 \subsection{Writing a Python Script \label{IDEwrite}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	215
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	216 In addition to using the \program{Python IDE} interactively, you can
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	217 also type out a complete Python program, saving it incrementally, and
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	218 execute it or smaller selections of it.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	219
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	220 You can create a new script, open a previously saved script, and save
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	221 your currently open script by selecting the appropriate item in the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	222 ``File'' menu. Dropping a Python script onto the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	223 \program{Python IDE} will open it for editting.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	224
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	225 If you try to open a script with the \program{Python IDE} but either
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	226 can't locate it from the ``Open'' dialog box, or you get an error
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	227 message like ``Can't open file of type ...'' see section
15230 10b3cbdbdfd9 Fix some internal references that I botched. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 15229 diff changeset	228 \ref{creator-code}.
15229 bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	229
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	230 When the \program{Python IDE} saves a script, it uses the creator code
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	231 settings which are available by clicking on the small black triangle
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	232 on the top right of the document window, and selecting ``save
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	233 options''. The default is to save the file with the \program{Python
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	234 IDE} as the creator, this means that you can open the file for editing
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	235 by simply double-clicking on its icon. You might want to change this
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	236 behaviour so that it will be opened by the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	237 \program{PythonInterpreter}, and run. To do this simply choose
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	238 ``Python Interpreter'' from the ``save options''. Note that these
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	239 options are associated with the \emph{file} not the application.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	240
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	241
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	242 \subsection{Executing a script from within the IDE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	243 \label{IDEexecution}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	244
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	245 You can run the script in the frontmost window of the \program{Python
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	246 IDE} by hitting the run all button. You should be aware, however that
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	247 if you use the Python convention \samp{if __name__ == "__main__":} the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	248 script will \emph{not} be ``__main__'' by default. To get that
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	249 behaviour you must select the ``Run as __main__'' option from the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	250 small black triangle on the top right of the document window. Note
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	251 that this option is associated with the \emph{file} not the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	252 application. It \emph{will} stay active after a save, however; to shut
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	253 this feature off simply select it again.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	254
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	255
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	256 \subsection{``Save as'' versus ``Save as Applet''
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	257 \label{IDEapplet}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	258
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	259 When you are done writing your Python script you have the option of
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	260 saving it as an ``applet'' (by selecting ``Save as applet'' from the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	261 ``File'' menu). This has a significant advantage in that you can drop
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	262 files or folders onto it, to pass them to the applet the way
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	263 command-line users would type them onto the command-line to pass them
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	264 as arguments to the script. However, you should make sure to save the
20821 ca418a5fa471 Correct misspelling of "separate" in two places. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 17500 diff changeset	265 applet as a separate file, do not overwrite the script you are
15229 bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	266 writing, because you will not be able to edit it again.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	267
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	268 Accessing the items passed to the applet via ``drag-and-drop'' is done
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	269 using the standard \member{sys.argv} mechanism. See the general
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	270 documentation for more
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	271 % need to link to the appropriate place in non-Mac docs
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	272
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	273 Note that saving a script as an applet will not make it runnable on a
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	274 system without a Python installation.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	275
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	276 %\subsection{Debugger}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	277 % NEED INFO HERE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	278
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	279 %\subsection{Module Browser}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	280 % NEED INFO HERE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	281
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	282 %\subsection{Profiler}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	283 % NEED INFO HERE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	284 % end IDE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	285
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	286 %\subsection{The ``Scripts'' menu}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	287 % NEED INFO HERE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	288
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	289 \section{Configuration \label{configuration}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	290
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	291 The MacPython distribution comes with \program{EditPythonPrefs}, an
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	292 applet which will help you to customize the MacPython environment for
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	293 your working habits.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	294
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	295 \subsection{EditPythonPrefs\label{EditPythonPrefs}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	296
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	297 \program{EditPythonPrefs} gives you the capability to configure Python
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	298 to behave the way you want it to. There are two ways to use
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	299 \program{EditPythonPrefs}, you can use it to set the preferences in
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	300 general, or you can drop a particular Python engine onto it to
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	301 customize only that version. The latter can be handy if, for example,
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	302 you want to have a second copy of the \program{PythonInterpreter} that
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	303 keeps the output window open on a normal exit even though you prefer
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	304 to normally not work that way.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	305
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	306 To change the default preferences, simply double-click on
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	307 \program{EditPythonPrefs}. To change the preferences only for one copy
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	308 of the Interpreter, drop the icon for that copy onto
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	309 \program{EditPythonPrefs}. You can also use \program{EditPythonPrefs}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	310 in this fashion to set the preferences of the \program{Python IDE} and
15230 10b3cbdbdfd9 Fix some internal references that I botched. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 15229 diff changeset	311 any applets you create -- see section %s \ref{BuildApplet} and
15229 bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	312 \ref{IDEapplet}.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	313
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	314 \subsection{Adding modules to the Module Search Path
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	315 \label{search-path}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	316
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	317 When executing an \keyword{import} statement, Python looks for modules
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	318 in places defined by the \member{sys.path} To edit the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	319 \member{sys.path} on a Mac, launch \program{EditPythonPrefs}, and
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	320 enter them into the largish field at the top (one per line).
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	321
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	322 Since MacPython defines a main Python directory, the easiest thing is
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	323 to add folders to search within the main Python directory. To add a
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	324 folder of scripts that you created called ``My Folder'' located in the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	325 main Python Folder, enter \samp{\$(PYTHON):My Folder} onto a new line.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	326
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	327 To add the Desktop under OS 9 or below, add
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	328 \samp{StartupDriveName:Desktop Folder} on a new line.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	329
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	330 \subsection{Default startup options \label{defaults}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	331
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	332 % I'm assuming that there exists some other documentation on the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	333 % rest of the options so I only go over a couple here.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	334
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	335 The ``Default startup options...'' button in the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	336 \program{EditPythonPrefs} dialog box gives you many options including
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	337 the ability to keep the ``Output'' window open after the script
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	338 terminates, and the ability to enter interactive mode after the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	339 termination of the run script. The latter can be very helpful if you
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	340 want to examine the objects that were created during your script.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	341
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	342 %\section{Nifty Tools}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	343 %There are many other tools included with the MacPython
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	344 %distribution. In addition to those discussed here, make
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	345 %sure to check the \file{Mac} directory.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	346
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	347 %\subsection{BuildApplet \label{BuildApplet}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	348 % NEED INFO HERE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	349
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	350 %\subsection{BuildApplication}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	351 % NEED INFO HERE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	352
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	353 %\section{TKInter on the Mac \label{TKInter}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	354
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	355 %TKinter is installed by default with the MacPython distribution, but
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	356 %you may need to add the \file{lib-tk} folder to the Python Path (see
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	357 %section \ref{search-path}). Also, it is important that you do not
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	358 %try to launch Tk from within the \program{Python IDE} because the two
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	359 %event loops will collide -- always run a script which uses Tkinter
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	360 %with the \program{PythonInterpreter} instead -- see section
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	361 %\ref{interpreter}.
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	362
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	363 %\section{CGI on the Mac with Python \label{CGI}}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	364 %NEED INFO HERE
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	365
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	366 \section{Mac OS X}
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	367
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	368 At the time of this writing Mac OS X had just been released as a
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	369 Public Beta. Efforts are under way to bring MacPython to Mac OS X. The
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	370 MacPython release \version{1.5.2c1} runs quite well within the
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	371 ``Classic'' environment. A ``Carbon'' port of the MacPython code is
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	372 being prepared for release, and several people have made a command
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	373 line version available to the ``Darwin'' layer (which is accessible
bd88df20da2f Chapter on how to use MacPython, by Bob Savage <bobsavage@mac.com>. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	374 via Terminal.app).

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