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* Remove junk documentation resources from the Python.app inside the framework (This is a left-over from the ancient Python IDE, which was removed before 2.5) * Ensure that the documentation is installed in a location where IDLE will see it
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runCommand('make update')
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runCommand('make update')
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runCommand('make html')
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runCommand('make html')
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os.chdir(curDir)
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os.chdir(curDir)
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if not os.path.exists(docdir):
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if os.path.exists(docdir):
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os.mkdir(docdir)
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os.rmdir(docdir)
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os.rename(os.path.join(buildDir, 'build', 'html'),
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os.rename(os.path.join(buildDir, 'build', 'html'), docdir)
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os.path.join(docdir, 'python-docs-html'))
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def buildPython():
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def buildPython():
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runCommand("make")
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runCommand("make")
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print "Running make frameworkinstall"
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print "Running make frameworkinstall"
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runCommand("make frameworkinstall DESTDIR=%s"%(
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runCommand("make install DESTDIR=%s"%(
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shellQuote(rootDir)))
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shellQuote(rootDir)))
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print "Running make frameworkinstallextras"
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print "Running make frameworkinstallextras"
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CPMAC=/Developer/Tools/CpMac
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CPMAC=/Developer/Tools/CpMac
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APPTEMPLATE=$(srcdir)/Resources/app
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APPTEMPLATE=$(srcdir)/Resources/app
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APPSUBDIRS=MacOS Resources Resources/English.lproj \
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APPSUBDIRS=MacOS Resources
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Resources/English.lproj/Documentation \
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Resources/English.lproj/Documentation/doc \
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Resources/English.lproj/Documentation/ide
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DOCDIR=$(srcdir)/Resources/app/Resources/English.lproj/Documentation
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DOCINDEX=$(DOCDIR)/"Documentation idx"
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compileall=$(srcdir)/../Lib/compileall.py
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compileall=$(srcdir)/../Lib/compileall.py
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installapps: install_Python install_PythonLauncher install_IDLE \
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cd PythonLauncher && make install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR)
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install_Python:
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install_Python:
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@if test ! -f $(DOCINDEX); then \
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echo WARNING: you should run Apple Help Indexing Tool on $(DOCDIR); \
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fi
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@for i in "$(PYTHONAPPSDIR)" "$(APPINSTALLDIR)" "$(APPINSTALLDIR)/Contents"; do \
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@for i in "$(PYTHONAPPSDIR)" "$(APPINSTALLDIR)" "$(APPINSTALLDIR)/Contents"; do \
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if test ! -d "$(DESTDIR)$$i"; then \
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echo "Creating directory $(DESTDIR)$$i"; \
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<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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<title>What is MacPython?</title>
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<h1>MacPython Community</h1>
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<h2>Web Sites</h2>
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<p>The MacPython homepage, <a href="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">
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www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html</a>
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is where you can find installers, documents, links to useful packages and more.
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And, of course,
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<a href="http://www.python.org">www.python.org</a> has a much larger collection
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of material on Python that is not Mac-specific.</p>
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<h2>News groups and Mailing lists</h2>
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<p>There are a lot of mailing lists on Python. Some of the more interesting
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ones are:</p>
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<li><a href="mailto:python-help@python.org">python-help@python.org</a> where
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you can send questions for individual support. Please check the websites mentioned
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above first, though!</li>
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<li>The <a href="news:comp.lang.python">comp.lang.python</a> newsgroup for general
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discussion. Also available as a
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<a href="http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list">mailing list</a>.</li>
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<li>The <a href="news:comp.lang.python.announce">comp.lang.python.announce</a>
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newsgroup for announcements. Low-volume and moderated. Also available as a
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<a href="http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list">mailing list</a>.</li>
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<li>Last but not least, the <a href="http://www.python.org/sigs/pythonmac-sig/">pythonmac-sig</a>
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mailing list is specifically for MacPython. Discussions on the implementation of new
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features, but beginners questions are welcome too.</li>
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<p>In addition there are Python <a href="http://www.python.org/sigs/">Special Interest Group</a>
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mailing lists on a wide variety of topics such as image processing, numerical algorithms
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<h2>More</h2>
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<a href="http://www.python.org/psa/">Community</a> section of the Python website.</p>
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<p>If you find a bug you are kindly requested to report it, preferrably through the
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automatic bug tracker at <a href="http://www.python.org">www.python.org</a></p>
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<p>If you want to become an active developer you are very welcome! Join the
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pythonmac-sig mailing list mentioned above, and read the
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<a href="http://www.python.org/dev/">Developer</a> section on the Python website.</p>
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<p>This volume of documentation is rather big (17 Megabytes) and contains
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and packages included), formal description of the language and more.</p>
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<p>You can <a href="http://www.python.org/doc">view it online</a>, where
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you can also download PDFs for printing, or you can download and install it
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through the <a href="../packman.html">Package Manager</a> for viewing and
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the language and a
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<a href="http://python.org/doc/essays/comparisons.html">comparison</a> of Python
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<p>MacPython contains a complete <a href="shell.html">unix interpreter</a> so
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|
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<a href="doc/index.html">Python Language and runtime documentation</a>,
|
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packages for cross-platform GUI development (Tkinter, wxPython, PyOpenGL),
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<p>The Python Package Manager helps you installing additional
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packages that enhance Python. It determines the exact MacOS version
|
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|
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window but does not work you are free to blame the database maintainer.</p>
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|
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|
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out the requirements and install these too.</p>
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|
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|
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||||||
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|
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|
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|
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|
||||||
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|
||||||
<p>If package manager fails to open the database first check that you are
|
|
||||||
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|
|
||||||
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|
|
||||||
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|
|
||||||
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|
|
||||||
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|
|
||||||
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|
|
||||||
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|
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|
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|
|
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