text_combined: mike meyer tlfmiredorg thu 28 feb 2008 234249 0000 utc medhat gayed wrote lxml good written python difficult install didnt work macos x lxml built top libxml2libxslt bundled unixlike oss including mac os x available package systems trying install repository pita uses easyinstall pyrex later cython packages arent bundled anything hand package system longer macports installed anywhere believe one time solves problems believe theyve excised easyinstall source dependencies though using lxml os x tiger problematical versions python libxml2 libxslt provided tiger pretty much older lxml supported built python macports including current versions libxml2 libxslt lxml everything worked problems later stopped working mac need cx_oracle well doesnt exist intel macs leopard python date libxmllibxslt seems bit behind lxml 20x schematron support obvious problem went back 136 source tarball im using everywhere anyway python setuppy install worked like charm looks easyinstall dependency gone course real issue python may come batteries included get common sizes like c need b cell youre xml land validation one case id like complete xpath support xslt well happens subsystems like clientside ssl support serverside least 24 havent checked 25 want xml module standard library thats complete id vote source distribution lxml thats c python built top commonly available libraries real issue would making current lxml work outdated versions libraries found current os distributions httpwwwmiredorgconsultinghtml independent networkunixperforce consultant email information _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom mon 04 aug 2008 054257 0500 pythondev python xml validator