[BioPython] Biopython installation syntax error

[Bruce Southey]

Hi,
It appears that you are using Python2.3 which is not support by numpy
version1.2. See the release notes at:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1369&release_id=628858

So either use an earlier version or, even better, upgrade to Python
2.5. I do not recommend Python 2.6 because I do not know how well
numpy 1.2 is supported on the Mac.

Regards
Bruce

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Anthony Amend
<amend at nature.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install biopython 1.49 on a mac running OSX 10.4.  I've
> installed numpy 1.2.1 and when I log on as root and try to install biopython
> I get the following error:
>
> File
> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numpy/lib/arrayterator.py",
> line 89
>    slice_ = tuple(slice(*t) for t in zip(
>                               ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
> I figured it had something to do with the numpy installation, so I went back
> and installed numpy 1.1.1, but got the same error message when I tried to
> install biopython again.
>
> I'm a VERY new unix/python user, so if you have any insight please dumb down
> your answers accordingly.
>
> Many thanks for your help
>
> Anthony
>
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