Re: [Numpy-discussion] numpy and readline installation fails

2012-07-06 Thread abc def
+0100 > Subject: Re: [Numpy-discussion] numpy and readline installation fails > > > Thank you for your advice. > I followed the advice about installing python from homebrew. I then ran "brew > doctor" and re-arranged the paths as it told me to. It also gives another >

Re: [Numpy-discussion] numpy and readline installation fails

2012-07-06 Thread abc def
libraries seem to be from my earlier install of gfortran and mpi (nothing to do with homebrew). By the way, there seem to be many versions of python (apple, dmg, homebrew) on my macbook. Thanks again for your help!! Tom > Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 18:44:46 +0200 >

Re: [Numpy-discussion] numpy and readline installation fails

2012-07-04 Thread Ralf Gommers
On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Aron Ahmadia wrote: > How do the .dmg files work? Are these binary installers into the system > Python? I would expect that these wouldn't work with a manually installed > Python from python.org, but I have no experience with them. > They're binary installers fo

Re: [Numpy-discussion] numpy and readline installation fails

2012-07-04 Thread Aron Ahmadia
How do the .dmg files work? Are these binary installers into the system Python? I would expect that these wouldn't work with a manually installed Python from python.org, but I have no experience with them. Tom, I have had very good luck with the brew Python 2.7 installer, which will give you a /

Re: [Numpy-discussion] numpy and readline installation fails

2012-07-04 Thread Paul Anton Letnes
Hello, I don't know exactly what went wrong. I'd start out my debugging by 1) which python # see whether you're running apple's python in /usr/bin/python, or the one you tried to install 2) which easy_install # did you run Apple-python's easy_install, or the one you (tried to) installed? 3) If

[Numpy-discussion] numpy and readline installation fails

2012-07-04 Thread abc def
Hello, I'm new to python and I'd like to learn about numpy / scipy / matplotlib, but I'm having trouble getting started. I'm following the instructions here: http://www.scipy.org/Getting_Started First I installed the latest version of python from python.org by downloading the dmg file, since