Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.003 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'subtle': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'python': 0.11; '2.7': 0.13; "apple's": 0.16; 'sfxlen:0': 0.16; 'subject:Mac': 0.16; 'subject:after': 0.16; 'subject:install': 0.16; 'worse.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'skip': 0.18; 'first,': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.21; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.21; 'am,': 0.23; 'leave': 0.23; '2015': 0.23; 'seems': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'install': 0.25; 'linux': 0.26; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'appear': 0.29; '(it': 0.29; 'unlikely': 0.29; 'certainly': 0.31; 'fri,': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'could': 0.35; 'easiest': 0.35; 'instance': 0.35; "isn't": 0.35; 'problem.': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'possible': 0.36; 'stock': 0.36; 'operating': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'subject:the': 0.40; 'some': 0.40; 'she': 0.61; 'python.org,': 0.93 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=dVGw0yFCnHTSw/m7SO3JOTrJf127JJ7fVhqV5zQOkO8=; b=GslthwB1dn/6HH8jQ5RgQj9I+B+V9J9UoTpdIldyXxPLk3Zl8/uBEUFjbGcAj9R01p Y5lb5bxv2jZKu1C/TrJ96HeHNPODH8NRDaXO3IXa3YyZWa9oUcyKLri98kLbuKd97bEz u3iiSj47gfGgVjhdcAPmTqZyzOxNHVfosN5+ceGahNCsKZAdgM1ramomZiJQr3D1kTaZ AKU6z9yPGZCEqWDEKQmUI02A4FMUpl+V5LF3o1NEpcVTLFG8iz34Fo4bEkc3QoY8SN/+ bjPClhmUioWl13hMWW8b3kDQ98L/G55k01zJpSZCnHyoqUyJXXbuml0bi4kvc2SOdBZf L9Jg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.186.4 with SMTP id fg4mr7685094obc.7.1432917870027; Fri, 29 May 2015 09:44:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <201505290347.t4T3lYjC006610@fido.openend.se> <201505290959.t4T9xpDK016524@fido.openend.se> Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 11:44:29 -0500 Subject: Re: Fixing Python install on the Mac after running 'CleanMyMac' From: Skip Montanaro To: Ned Deily Cc: Python Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e013cbeaca2aceb05173b308a X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 42 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1432917879 news.xs4all.nl 2907 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:50738 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:91476 --089e013cbeaca2aceb05173b308a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Ned Deily wrote: > Well, she could just download a current Python 2.7.x for OS X from > python.org, install it, and see if that solves the problem. That would > be likely the easiest thing to do and is unlikely to make matters worse. > Might that appear to work at first, but leave some subtle issues which are not at first apparent? I don't know how intertwined Apple's Python instance is in the day-to-day operation of the operating system (it certainly seems to be on some Linux distros), but it's possible that some Apple-specific package isn't available at part of the stock Python 2.7 distribution. Skip --089e013cbeaca2aceb05173b308a Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> wrote:=
Well, she could just download a current Python 2.7.x for O= S X from
python.org, install it,= and see if that solves the problem.=C2=A0 That would
be likely the easiest thing to do and is unlikely to make matters worse.

Might that appea= r to work at first, but leave some subtle issues which are not at first app= arent? I don't know how intertwined Apple's Python instance is in t= he day-to-day operation of the operating system (it certainly seems to be o= n some Linux distros), but it's possible that some Apple-specific packa= ge isn't available at part of the stock Python 2.7 distribution.
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