From 7c47008ad76199dd5a638bc8c3a912664bd9c7d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Piercy Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:36:06 -0700 Subject: Add special section for Mac OS X users. --- docs/narr/install.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/narr/install.rst b/docs/narr/install.rst index 9bc62dc62..0a03d9170 100644 --- a/docs/narr/install.rst +++ b/docs/narr/install.rst @@ -19,13 +19,32 @@ run :app:`Pyramid`. run under any version of Python before 2.6. :app:`Pyramid` is known to run on all popular UNIX-like systems such as -Linux, MacOS X, and FreeBSD as well as on Windows platforms. It is also -known to run on :term:`PyPy` (1.9+). +Linux, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD as well as on Windows platforms. It is +also known to run on :term:`PyPy` (1.9+). :app:`Pyramid` installation does not require the compilation of any C code, so you need only a Python interpreter that meets the requirements mentioned. +For Mac OS X Users +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +From `Python.org `_: + + Python comes pre-installed on Mac OS X, but due to Apple's release + cycle, it's often one or even two years old. The overwhelming + recommendation of the "MacPython" community is to upgrade your + Python by downloading and installing a newer version from + `the Python standard release page `_. + +It is recommended to download one of the *installer* versions, unless you prefer to install your Python through a packgage manager (e.g., macports or homebrew) or to build your Python from source. + +Unless you have a need for a specific earlier version, it is recommended +to install the latest 2.x or 3.x version of Python. + +If you use an installer for your Python, then you can skip to the +section :ref:`installing_unix`. + If You Don't Yet Have A Python Interpreter (UNIX) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- cgit v1.2.3