Apparently, very early versions of MacPython supported System 6, but this was removed around the time of 1.4: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/pythonmac-sig/1996-September/000115.html
If anyone knows where I could find a copy, I’d love to get my hands on it 😉
I've been searching for a few hours but come up completely dry. It seems like every version of MacPython prior to 1.5.1 has disappeared from the Internet…
(UPDATE: We found 1.1, 1.3.3 and 1.4, see comments in thread!)
In other news, I learned that you can install a non-CFM version of the MacPython interpreter by choosing a custom install in the Installer app. This version will run on System versions as low as 7.0, and it will also work on 68000 processors. The catch, however, is that it only supports Python scripts and not standalone applications.
In theory, however, one might be able to run #Macstodon directly from the source .py files…
#RetroComputing #RetroProgramming #Apple #Mac #MacOS #ClassicMac #68K
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