[BioPython] Advice on installing python2.3 on Mac

Andrew Nunberg anunberg at oriongenomics.com
Thu Dec 18 10:11:06 EST 2003


Thanks,
I used fink and I have installed python that does have tkinter as well as wx
support for x11.  I also used it to download several of the biopython
dependancies.  There is biopython but its version 1.10.



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Andrew Nunberg
Bioinformagician
Orion Genomics
(314)-615-6989
www.oriongenomics.com


> From: Jeffrey Chang <jeffrey.chang at duke.edu>
> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:26:57 -0500
> To: biopython at biopython.org
> Subject: Re: [BioPython] Advice on installing python2.3 on Mac
> 
> On Dec 18, 2003, at 9:10 AM, Brad Chapman wrote:
> 
>>> I need to re-install python on my mac 10.2.8
>>> 
>>> Should I install the mac-python binary?  Will this give me access to
>>> the
>>> gui/graphics on the mac(Tk,wx etc...) ?
>>> I can try to use fink and install it as well or just try to do it by
>>> hand
>> 
>> I have limited experience on Macs  -- just last year at the Singapore
>> Hackathon (advertisement for Apple Singapore provided free of
>> charge :-) -- but I found fink to be very easy to use for
>> installation and maintenance of applications and libraries. That
>> would be my recommended route.
> 
> fink has worked beautifully for me on OS X.  Another alternative if you
> are going the prepackaged route is Darwinports.  It comes with a
> Biopython port that will also install all the dependencies.  However,
> I've not tried to use it yet.
> 
> Jeff
> 
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