Download and Install py-appscript version 0.17.0 on Mac OS X
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      View the most recent changes for the py-appscript port at: py-appscript.darwinports.com/diff
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      The raw portfile for py-appscript 0.17.0 is located here:
      http://py-appscript.darwinports.com/dports/python/py-appscript/Portfile
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      # $Id: Portfile 23850 2007-04-11 04:19:26Z jann macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      PortGroup python24 1.0

      Name: py-appscript
      Version: 0.17.0
      Category: python
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: arsptr internode.on.net
      Description: High-level application scripting package for Python
      Long Description: Appscript is a high-level, user-friendly MacPython to Apple event bridge that allows you to control scriptable Mac OS X applications using ordinary Python scripts. Appscript makes MacPython a serious alternative to Apple's own AppleScript language for automating your Mac.

      Homepage: http://appscript.sourceforge.net/
      master_sites sourceforge:appscript
      distname appscript-${version}

      depends_lib-append port:py-htmltemplate

      checksums md5 311f0da00294972f8ff22173d4bb16ea sha1 4cbef0909c173e25c2b5ba003de2ce5e89cc1f21 rmd160 8d520a11c66af1ebafba6abbe97f8dec720ef910

      post-destroot {
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/Examples ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/py-appscript/examples
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/Documentation ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/py-appscript/html
      xinstall -m 0755 ${worksrcpath}/Extras/osadict/osadict ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      xinstall -m 0755 ${worksrcpath}/Extras/osascangui/osascangui ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      }


    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/py-appscript
      % sudo port install py-appscript
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching py-appscript
      ---> Verifying checksum for py-appscript
      ---> Extracting py-appscript
      ---> Configuring py-appscript
      ---> Building py-appscript with target all
      ---> Staging py-appscript into destroot
      ---> Installing py-appscript
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using py-appscript with these commands:
      %  man py-appscript
      % apropos py-appscript
      % which py-appscript
      % locate py-appscript

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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