Mac OS X Python Version/Architecture Matrix

Apple-shipped Python Builds

Builds shipped by Apple with the OS. Lives in /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions. I don't have a Panther system anymore so I don't know what it shipped with. Tiger only shipped with 2.3, and I don't care about 2.3.

System Pythons 10.5 Leopard 10.6 Snow Leopard 10.7 Lion
2.5
  • ppc7400 / macosx-10.5-ppc
  • i386 / macosx-10.5-i386
  • ppc7400 / macosx-10.6-ppc
  • i386 / macosx-10.6-i386
  • no
2.6
  • no
  • ppc7400 / macosx-10.6-universal
  • i386 / macosx-10.6-universal
  • x86_64 / macosx-10.6-universal
  • i386 / macosx-10.7-intel
  • x86_64 / macosx-10.7-intel
2.7
  • no
  • no
  • i386 / macosx-10.7-intel
  • x86_64 / macosx-10.7-intel

python.org Python Builds

Builds downloaded from python.org. Lives in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions.

python.org Pythons 10.4 Tiger 10.5 Leopard 10.6 Snow Leopard
2.4
  • ppc / macosx-10.3-fat
  • i386 / macosx-10.3-fat [1]
  • ppc / macosx-10.3-fat [1]
  • i386 / macosx-10.3-fat
  • ppc / macosx-10.3-fat [1]
  • i386 / macosx-10.3-fat [1]
2.5
  • ppc / macosx-10.3-ppc
  • i386 / macosx-10.3-i386 [2]
  • ppc / macosx-10.3-ppc
  • i386 / macosx-10.3-i386
  • ppc / macosx-10.3-ppc [2]
  • i386 / macosx-10.3-i386 [2]
2.6
  • ppc / macosx-10.3-fat
  • i386 / macosx-10.3-fat [1]
  • ppc / macosx-10.3-fat [1]
  • i386 / macosx-10.3-fat
  • ppc / macosx-10.3-fat [1]
  • i386 / macosx-10.3-fat [1]
[1](1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) I cannot verify this, but all supported platforms should be 'macosx-10.3-fat' under the python.org builds of 2.4 and 2.6.
[2](1, 2, 3) I cannot verify this, but all supported platforms should be 'macosx-10.3-ppc' or 'macosx-10.3-i386' under the python.org build of 2.5.