Re: [Tutor] downloading Python

2014-01-23 Thread David
On 23 January 2014 11:27, Mackenzi Jackson wrote: > Hi there, I'm new to computers in general but I'd like to start programming > asap. I'm having trouble getting Python to run on my computer. Is this the > right place to seek help? If so, my mac is OS x 10.6.8 and I was trying to > run Mac Python

Re: [Tutor] downloading Python

2014-01-23 Thread Alan Gauld
On 23/01/14 00:27, Mackenzi Jackson wrote: programming asap. I'm having trouble getting Python to run on my computer. Is this the right place to seek help? If so, my mac is OS x 10.6.8 and I was trying to run Mac Python 2.3.3 (I think). I've been trying for a few hours now and am getting very fr

Re: [Tutor] downloading Python

2014-01-23 Thread Danny Yoo
Hi Mackenzi, My understanding is that all Mac OS X computers have Python installed by default. You mentioned that you were starting to learn computers. Do you have some familiarity with Terminal? If so, try 'python' at your terminal. If not, you probably want a GUI environment to make things m

Re: [Tutor] downloading Python

2014-01-23 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 23/01/2014 00:27, Mackenzi Jackson wrote: Hi there, I'm new to computers in general but I'd like to start programming asap. I'm having trouble getting Python to run on my computer. Is this the right place to seek help? If so, my mac is OS x 10.6.8 and I was trying to run Mac Python 2.3.3 (I th

[Tutor] downloading Python

2014-01-23 Thread Mackenzi Jackson
Hi there, I'm new to computers in general but I'd like to start programming asap. I'm having trouble getting Python to run on my computer. Is this the right place to seek help? If so, my mac is OS x 10.6.8 and I was trying to run Mac Python 2.3.3 (I think). I've been trying for a few hours now and