The Mac dev community has outgrown Python 2.5 it seems but you might still need it if, say, you work on a Google App Engine project. I recently set up a fresh new Snow Leopard machine and really didn't want to eff it up with Macports. I like Macports but it leaks dynamic libraries here and there and this screwed me on my last machine. Instead I've had good luck with Homebrew (so far) but I couldn'