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How do you install lxml on OS X Leopard without using MacPorts or Fink?


I've tried this and run in to problems a bunch of times in the past. Does anyone have a recipe for installing lxml on OS X without MacPorts or Fink that definitely works?

Preferably with complete 1-2-3 steps for downloading and building each of the dependencies.


Solution

  • Thanks to @jessenoller on Twitter I have an answer that fits my needs - you can compile lxml with static dependencies, hence avoiding messing with the libxml2 that ships with OS X. Here's what worked for me:

    cd /tmp
    curl -O http://lxml.de/files/lxml-3.6.0.tgz
    tar -xzvf lxml-3.6.0.tgz 
    cd lxml-3.6.0
    python setup.py build --static-deps --libxml2-version=2.7.3  --libxslt-version=1.1.24 
    sudo python setup.py install