From 28e30f487aaaa96565eec458bd898777db818b82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kenneth Reitz Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:35:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] python 2.7 --- docs/starting/install/osx.rst | 12 ++++-------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/starting/install/osx.rst b/docs/starting/install/osx.rst index 858f3c1..f0cd8fd 100644 --- a/docs/starting/install/osx.rst +++ b/docs/starting/install/osx.rst @@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ Installing Python on Mac OS X ============================= -*Or, "Installing Python 2.7 via Homebrew".* - -The latest version of Mac OS X, **comes with Python 2.7 out of the box**. +The latest version of Mac OS X, Lion, **comes with Python 2.7 out of the box**. You do not need to install or configure anything else to use Python. Having said that, I would strongly recommend that you install the tools and libraries described in the next section before you start building Python applications for real-world use. In particular, you should always install Distribute, as it makes it much easier for you to use other third-party Python libraries. @@ -14,14 +12,12 @@ The version of Python that ships with OS X is great for learning, but it's not g Doing it Right -------------- -Let's get a real version of Python. - -While Lion comes with a large number of UNIX utilities, those -familiar with Linux systems will notice one key component missing: a decent -package manager. `Homebrew `_ fills this void. +Let's install a real version of Python. First, you'll need to have GCC installed to compile Python. You can either get this from `XCode `_ or the smaller `OSX-GCC-Installer `_ package. +While Lion comes with a large number of UNIX utilities, those familiar with Linux systems will notice one key component missing: a decent package manager. `Homebrew `_ fills this void. + To `install Homebrew `_, simply run:: $ ruby -e "$(curl -fsS https://raw.github.com/gist/323731)"