title: python location on mac osx
body: <p>I'm a little confused with the python on osx. I do not know if the previous owner of the laptop has installed macpython using macport. And I remembered that osx has an builtin version of python. I tried using <code>type -a python</code> and the result returned </p>
  
  <pre><code>python is /usr/bin/python
  python is /usr/local/bin/python
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However running both python at these locations give me <code>[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5646)] on darwin</code>. Do they both refer to the same builtin python mac provided?</p>
  
  <p>I also read that installing macpython one would </p>
  
  <pre><code>     A MacPython 2.5 folder in your Applications folder. In here you
   find IDLE, the development environment that is a standard part of
   official Python distributions...
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I looked at <code>Applications</code>, and theres a <code>MacPort</code> folder with <code>python2.6</code> and the mentioned stuff in it. But running IDLE, i find the same message as above.</p>
  
  <p>Hmm I'm a little confused. Which is which?</p>