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Instructions to compile the python module on Mac OS X Note: the following URLs to download from are given as examples only, you should check the corresponding pages for newer versions # install python 2.7 from python.org url: http://www.python.org/ $ curl -O http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.3/python-2.7.3-macosx10.6.dmg $ open python-2.7.3-macosx10.6.dmg follow the instructions # install setuptools http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools url: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools#files $ curl -O http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.7/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg $ [sudo] sh setuptools-0.6c9-py2.4.egg # install pip url: http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html $ curl -O https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py $ [sudo] python get-pip.py # install Scipy superpack url: http://www.scipy.org/Download and http://fonnesbeck.github.com/ScipySuperpack/ $ curl -O https://raw.github.com/fonnesbeck/ScipySuperpack/master/install_superpack.sh $ sh install_superpack.sh # you should now be able to build the new python module make sure the variables are correct in the file build_osx before running it: $ ./build_osx