Cant install python 2.4 on TIger (OSX 10.4.2

[antonio@…]

antonio@poder:~/darwinports/base $ sudo port install python24 ---> Fetching readline ---> Attempting to fetch readline50-001 from ​ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/readline-5.0-patches/ ---> Attempting to fetch readline50-002 from ​ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/readline-5.0-patches/ ---> Attempting to fetch readline50-003 from ​ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/readline-5.0-patches/ ---> Attempting to fetch readline50-004 from ​ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/readline-5.0-patches/ ---> Attempting to fetch readline50-005 from ​ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/readline-5.0-patches/ ---> Attempting to fetch readline-5.0.tar.gz from ​ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline ---> Verifying checksum(s) for readline ---> Extracting readline ---> Applying patches to readline ---> Configuring readline ---> Building readline with target all ---> Staging readline into destroot ---> Packaging tgz archive for readline 5.0.005_0+darwin_8 ---> Installing readline 5.0.005_0+darwin_8 ---> Activating readline 5.0.005_0+darwin_8 ---> Cleaning readline ---> Fetching python24 ---> Attempting to fetch Python-2.4.1.tar.bz2 from ​http://www.python.org//ftp/python/2.4.1/ ---> Verifying checksum(s) for python24 ---> Extracting python24 ---> Applying patches to python24 ---> Configuring python24 ---> Building python24 with target all libpython.2.4.1.dylib ---> Staging python24 into destroot ---> Packaging tgz archive for python24 2.4.1_4 ---> Installing python24 2.4.1_4 ---> Activating python24 2.4.1_4 Error: Target com.apple.activate returned: Image error: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/ Headers already exists and does not belong to a registered port. Unable to activate port python24.

[pguyot (Paul Guyot)]

I don't know where you got this framework from (/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/). I don't have it on my 10.4.2 install.

[gerry.kirk.subscriptions@…]

I have just encountered this same error. I had tried installing python 2.4 from source, so maybe that is why I got the error. I have also installed other distributions of python in the past, like MacPython.

What should one do in this case?

[danielluke (Daniel J. Luke)]

(In reply to comment #2)

I have just encountered this same error. I had tried installing python 2.4 from source, so maybe that is why I got the error. I have also installed other distributions of python in the past, like MacPython.

What should one do in this case?

You could remove /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/ or uninstall whatever installed it.

That will probably break whatever installed it, however.

[gerry.kirk.subscriptions@…]

yeah, I just googled for MacPython uninstall, and that's what it said to do. That did the trick. :)