Where is PyGTK for Mac OS X?

Question

Is there a binary out there for the current mac os x, python for PyGTK? I work with multiple desktop environments (mac, windows, gnome) and really consider python's lack of cross platform GUI's a problem. Does anyone know where I can find a built version of PyGTK and GTK for Mac? I cant clone the git repository, it keeps timing out.

Solution 1

I don't use macports but it seems that jhbuild works for me. Below is the steps that I've done.

1. download gtk-osx-build-setup.sh from: https://raw.github.com/jralls/gtk-osx-build/master/gtk-osx-build-setup.sh and save it to your home directory.
2. fire up terminal and navigate to your home directory and run the command sh gtk-osx-build-setup.sh
3. the shell script will warn you that ~/.local/bin isn't added to your environment variable to do this, edit your .profile file located at your home directory and /Users/<username>/.local/bin to your environment variable. to know more on how to edit this file check out: http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2621/os_x_change_path_environment_variable/
4. after that, do a ~/.local/bin/jhbuild bootstrap command. it will download and install some necessary utilities.
5. download and install the beta version of the gtk+ osx framework at: http://ftp.imendio.com/pub/imendio/gtk-osx/Gtk-Framework-2.14-LATEST.dmg
6. before installing the meta-gtk-osx-python, you need to build and install some other packages that jhbuild doesn't install automatically, so what i did was i installed libpng by doing the command: ~/.local/bin/jhbuild build libpng
7. you also need to install libtiff so do the command: ~/.local/bin/jhbuild build libtiff
8. and also gtk-doc is needed so: ~/.local/bin/jhbuild build gtk-doc
9. and finally you can now install meta-gtk-osx-python by doing a: ~/.local/bin/jhbuild build meta-gtk-osx-python

Let me know if it works.

Solution 2

brew install pygtk worked for me (requires homebrew).

Confirmed to work with OS X 10.10 too, but by default it will install it into brew's Python distribution, so if you are still using the native python, it will not find it.

Solution 3

There is an installer for PyGTK 2.24 in test here, announced on the PyGTK list.

UPDATE project has moved on macpkg's sourceforge page.

I couldn't make it work with meld (segmentation fault), but sample PyGTK programs work OK.

UPDATE 2 since then a new package Py3GTK3 appeared on the same sourceforge page. Haven't tested though.

Solution 4

There is now a mac package on sourceforge

Solution 5

Download the latest package from http://sourceforge.net/projects/macpkg/files/PyGTK/ and install.

If you're just trying to use the system python, this is all you'll have to do.

If you're not, the following is how to install it with pyenv, which can be installed with Homebrew. With brew installed, you can install version pyenv and Python 2.7.8 with:

brew install pyenv && pyenv install 2.7.8

After you've done that, you'll then have copy the gtk package and its dependencies into your python installation:

cd /opt/gtk/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ && \
cp * ~/.pyenv/versions/2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages/

That's it. You can also similarly install the Py3GTK3 package which has packages for python 2.7 and 3.2 from http://sourceforge.net/projects/macpkg/files/Py3GTK3/.

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Comments

[Ronaldo Nascimento]

Yeah, tried that before, I think rsync is a protocol blocked by our org's firewall. sudo port -d selfupdate rsync: failed to connect to rsync.macports.org: Operation timed out rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-35.2/rsync/clientserver.c(105) [receiver=2.6.9] Error: Synchronization of the local ports tree failed doing rsync Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed

[Ronaldo Nascimento]

They didnt teach anything in school, just C and ASM back in my day. Sorry to have offended you.

[Ronaldo Nascimento]

Sorry, i think i didnt read that right. anyway I am looking at /opt/local/etc/macports/macports.conf and i see the rsync_options, and I added -e "ssh" but no luck I must be doing something wrong.

[Sneakyness]

They still don't, I was using SSH to get to all the blocked websites, like youtube, or to steam music from home. :) What are you messing with the rsync config for? Just use ssh and tneel the port. manas.tungare.name/blog/ssh-port-forwarding-on-mac-os-x

[Ronaldo Nascimento]

what would the command line look like? Do i need a middle server? this has become an all day affair.

[Ronaldo Nascimento]

tried this too, looks like work is blocking git also... git.gnome.org[0: 209.132.176.202]: errno=Operation timed out fatal: unable to connect a socket (Operation timed out)

[Siddharth Kumar]

If what your doing is work related. Might as well, ask your IT department to unblock git.

[Skylar Saveland]

Resolving ftp.imendio.com... 88.131.94.22 Connecting to ftp.imendio.com|88.131.94.22|:80... blink .. blink ..

[Varun Mehta]

the gtk-framework-2.14-latest link does not work, you can google for it, I found this link on the internet: sourceforge.net/projects/mokoi/files/Third%20Party/…

[billwild]

I get No module named libxml2 error on gtk-doc installation - Any idea?

[Anake]

Can't upvote this enough. Any one looking through the answers notice this was 3 years after the accepted answer and is now the correct answer in my opinion

[zabumba]

This failed for me : Error: Is a directory - /usr/local/opt/fontconfig/INSTALL_RECEIPT.json any ideas why I got that?

[Doug]

No idea. You should probably ask those responsible for the brew package of pygtk, brew itself, or pygtk itself, depending on if you can find out where the message came from.

[zabumba]

I managed to install, but it's still not found. Where does is install the package?

[Jacob Jedryszek]

I tried Py3GTK3, but in python command line, when i do: from gi.repository import Gtk I got errors. Did somebody succeed with it?

[davidcondrey]

Detailed instructions and everything you need are available here: wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GTK+/OSX/Building

[Chu-Siang Lai]

It`s work for me on Mac OS X 10.10.4. By the way, I just talk it to run the sm.py.

[shantanoo]

@RonaldoNascimento instead of 'rsync' macports can use http also. IIRC, you need to modify /opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf file.

[Bruno Wego]

A better way export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:$PYTHONPAT‌​H

[Adam Grant]

Yep! Worked for me as well.

[Keith Tyler]

Warning: No available formula with the name "pygtk". Did you mean pygitup?