python easy_install fails with “assembler for architecture ppc not installed” on Mac OS X

Question

bash-3.2$ sudo easy_install appscript  
Password:  
Searching for appscript  
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/appscript/  
Reading http://appscript.sourceforge         


        

Answer 1

Using the system Pythons on Mac OS X 10.6, you'll need to have the gcc-4.2 from the Apple Xcode Developer Tools installed to build extension modules, like with Appscript. Other products may need the Xcode gcc-4.0 so you should install them both. They co-exist just fine.