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installing Python
Applescript and Python
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root access

Q: I'm developing on Mac OS X, and some tasks such as running kextload require me to log in as root. But when I try the usual "su root" in Terminal the system rejects my password. How can I get root access on Mac OS X?

installing Python

For OS X 10.4.x, the default Python installation is version 2.3.5 located on /usr/bin

I'm installing Python 2.4.3 for MacOsx. I'm still wondering whether I need to also run the installer to make MacPython compatible with the pre-installed Python.

Now, I'm going to install some packages from list of packages for OS X:

wxPython (and the demos)
numeric

To get gcc, I need to install the Apple Tools, specifically Xcode 2.3.

I also installed 4Suite, Reportlab.

Applescript and Python

I installed appscript, a Python/Applescript bridge.

I haven't been able to translate some Applescript that I wrote to script GoogleEarth into the equivalent appscript-based Python script.

Here's the Applescript:

tell application "Google Earth"
        activate
        set viewInfo to (GetViewInfo)
        set dest to {latitude:57.68, longitude:-95.4, distance:1.0E+5, tilt:90.0, azimuth:180}
        SetViewInfo dest speed 0.1
end tell
viewInfo
set L to (viewInfo as list)

Invoking GetViewInfo has not been the problem. That can be done with:

There's probably some good insight in Improving the Outlook for Entourage

Info about Applescript

applescriptcentral