Macintosh Python: 64-bit vs 32-bit problems
<p>I'm trying to sort through a whole host of problems arising from upgrading my macintosh to 10.6. Most of the tools I need work, but a couple (scipy, wxpython) do not, and give error messages that are highly suggestive of my messing up something with 64-bit and 32-bit binaries.</p>

<p>I'm currently running Python 2.7. I don't know whether it is a 32-bit or a 64-bit version. How do I tell?</p>

<p>What I'm most concerned about is that I have some bizarre mixture of 32-bit and 64-bit, and that I should scrap everything and reinstall. If I do this, and I want to avoid as many build problems as possible, do I (1) install the 32-bit version, (2) install the 64-bit version and make sure everything I build is 64-bit enabled, or (3) something else.</p>

<p>I've tried without luck to find web pages regarding this, since other people must have stumbled over these issue, but I apologize if I'm rehashing old issues here. I've also tried very hard not to type the offensive statement "I don't care about 32-bit vs 64-bit, I just want Python to <em>work</em>", but, in effect, that's what I'm asking here.</p>

<p>Heaps of gratitude to whomever can help me sort through this, and apologies if I'm just being dense.</p>
