OSX 10.4 instructions

These instructions are valid for both intel and powerpc based Macs.

a) ​http://www.pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/dmg/python-2.4.4-macosx2006-10-18.dmg

b) ​http://www.pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/dmg/numpy-1.0.1-py2.4-macosx10.4-2006-12-12.dmg

c) ​http://www.pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/dmg/matplotlib-0.87.7-py2.4-macosx10.4-2006-12-12.dmg

After the GUI install, edit (as root or sudo)

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc

Replace "WxAgg" with "TkAgg"

Alternatively you could download:

​http://www.pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/dmg/wxPython2.6-osx-unicode-2.6.3.3-universal10.4-py2.4.dmg

d) ​http://ipython.scipy.org/dist/ipython-0.8.0.tar.gz

NOTE The python installer sets up a correct environment for bash. If you are using tcsh you have to set the PATH to python yourself.

Re-login to get the new system configuration (or just start a new xterm). Otherwise the old version of python is used.

   tar zxf ipython-0.8.0.tar.gz
   cd ipython-0.8.0
   sudo python setup.py install

e) run

   ipython -pylab

to see if everything is working. This will generate font warnings - ignore these. Exit ipython ( control-d ).

f)

• popwerpc ​ftp://ftp.atnf.csiro.au/pub/software/asap/2.2/asap-2.2.0-osx_ppc.tar.bz2

     tar jxf asap-2.2.0-osx_ppc.tar.bz2
     cd asap-2.2.0-osx_ppc
     sudo ./install
  

• intel ​ftp://ftp.atnf.csiro.au/pub/software/asap/2.2/asap-2.2.0-osx_x86.tar.bz2

     tar jxf asap-2.2.0-osx_x86.tar.bz2
     cd asap-2.2.0-osx_x86
     sudo ./install
  

g) after this start asap by typing

   asap

you might have to run (only once)

   %upgrade