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user375348
user375348

Reputation: 789

Python development under Mac

I've been developing python web apps using django and appengine. I'm planning on buying a macbook to develop iPhone apps. I wonder if I will be able to develop my python apps without too much changes on a mac , or if keeping them on a PC will be better?

Thanks

Upvotes: 3

Views: 887

Answers (5)

Ben Hughes
Ben Hughes

Reputation: 2547

I would look at Homebrew instead of MacPorts - Link

Upvotes: 0

Chris Pfohl
Chris Pfohl

Reputation: 19064

Macs run Unix, Unix makes python development even easier! (IMHO)

In other news: one of python's big selling points is that it's multi-platform, it can run as well on Windows as on Linux as on a Mac. Heck, here's a list of other platforms it can run on.

All that to say, you can move your python projects back and forth between a mac and pc with relative ease as long as you don't use any platform specific libraries. So, no you shouldn't have to do anything terribly special to make it work.

Upvotes: 3

systempuntoout
systempuntoout

Reputation: 74094

I usually develop with Python on OS X and it's a real pleasure to work it.
Just remember to install Macports; with macports installing Python versions, Python libraries, Eclipse and so on is really easy.

Upvotes: 0

Jace Browning
Jace Browning

Reputation: 12662

Python development on a Mac will be similar to Python development on other *NIX-based operating systems which, in some ways, can be easier than on Windows. As long as none of the modules you are using are Windows-only then you should have no problem!

Upvotes: 0

Klaus Byskov Pedersen
Klaus Byskov Pedersen

Reputation: 120937

Developing python for app-engine on a mac works like a charm.

Upvotes: 1

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