Yes, I'm interested in hearing about this as well. OS X comes not only w/ Python 2.7, but also easy_install. Getting IPython Notebook up and running is a sing

Yes, I'm interested in hearing about this as well. OS X comes not only w/ Python 2.7, but also easy_install. Getting IPython Notebook up and running is a single command: sudo easy_install ipython[all] Personally, I think IPython Notebook is a fantastic (the best?) tool for teaching Python, and being able to distribute/collect notebooks seems for classrooms seems like an awesome thing. There are plenty of text editors, and if you must go the IDE route, IEP and Light Table are both free and cross platform (among lots of other options).