Hi All,
Apologies for doubles from X-posting, but I thought those developing  
w. OSX might be interested in this comment from one of the main devs  
of python on OSX.

David

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Christopher Barker 
> Date: 20 December 2007 9:21:13 AM
> To: Nehemiah Dacres , Pythonmac-Sig  
> 
> Subject: Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] newbie Mac switcher trying to set up  
> django on Intel MacBook Pro Tiger
>
> Nehemiah Dacres wrote:
>> so we're still not supporting Apple's shipped python?
>
> Well, Apple does what Apples does. Every single version of python that
> they have shipped as had at least one bug (or misfeature), and they  
> have
> never provided an update within an OS-X version. (For example, if
> nothing else, the Apple python with Leopard doesn't build Universal
> Binaries when you use setup.py)
>
> Given all that, it's easier to just stick with an external Python that
> we, as a community, can have some control over. It's also one version
> that will run (and build extensions that run) on PPC and Intel, OS-X
> versions 10.3.9 - 10.5.*
>
> A whole lot easier to support.
>
> And I don't think macports is supporting Apple's Python either.
>
> -Chris
>
>
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