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Conflict between dynamic linking priority in OSX?

May 30, 2023 by Tarik

I experienced similar problem while using OpenCV in MacOS El Capitan. Solved the problem using the solution in the link Solution is to delete some dlylibs in the /usr/local/lib directory and create symbolic links to related files /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Resources/ cd /usr/local/lib rm libgif.dylib ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Resources/libGIF.dylib libGIF.dylib rm libjpeg.dylib ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Resources/libJPEG.dylib libJPEG.dylib rm libtiff.dylib ln … Read more

pip installs packages successfully, but executables not found from command line

April 17, 2023 by Tarik

I know the question asks about macOS, but here is a solution for Linux users who arrive here via Google. I was having the issue described in this question, having installed the pdfx package via pip. When I ran it however, nothing… pip list | grep pdfx pdfx (1.3.0) Yet: which pdfx pdfx not found … Read more

How to: Macports select python

November 19, 2022 by Tarik

Use osx$ port select –list python to list your available Python installations. Then use the “–set” option to “port select” to set the port you wish to use. osx$ sudo port select –set python python27

Xcode is not currently available from the Software Update server

November 6, 2022 by Tarik

You can download the command line tools for OS X Mavericks manually from here: https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action?name=for%20Xcode

What is the most compatible way to install python modules on a Mac?

July 13, 2022 by Tarik

The most popular way to manage python packages (if you’re not using your system package manager) is to use setuptools and easy_install. It is probably already installed on your system. Use it like this: easy_install django easy_install uses the Python Package Index which is an amazing resource for python developers. Have a look around to … Read more