I want to install python. I tried it before but by the time I opened GIMP, nothing worked, Gimp wouldn't even open so I un-installed it. (python that is)
I use Windows XP still, I read somewhere that I would have to un-install GIMP and re-insall it. Is that correct?

I would just love to make some of those beautiful frames that PM and "O" made

yes
jolie has the most updated pack on DA (as gimptrick) my still works both include instrutions

Instead search for the last python and libraries may be not a good idea, the very last versions may be ...too updated and so not yet supported by gimp

I ended up having to do this Molly. Didn't have to uninstall GIMP; just re-install it (kept all my presets and such which is a good thing). The trick is that you have to use the old version of Python unfortunately (not sure about Linux, but Python was already installed when I ran GIMP in Ubuntu (my VM). For Windows, the link below does work.

Old version of Python: http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.6/

http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/inst ... ndows.html

As a side note, you need to install the 32-bit version of Python to boot (even though I have Win7 64-bit). If you have XP, then that's all you can do anyway.

Same here. I reinstalled Gimp without uninstalling it, at it worked. The process outlined in the links that Lyle provided, are the same as what I did.

Hey thanx you 3 guys. I will give it a try. I was so not looking forward to un-installing GIMP cuz it would be a disaster cuz I am no techie for sure.

Molly make your life easier
get this http://gimptricks.deviantart.com/art/In ... -155766287

It is evverything inside, first install python and reload the pc
Install the other library ,reload again

Now just reinstall gimp ,even if you are not a teachy is not a problem just click on the installer and at soon you see a "custom" option click for it..there check the python box...done

Hey PC; I didn't have to uninstall GIMP prior to installing Python (with all the libraries). All I had to do was re-install GIMP and the option for Python support no longer is greyed out during the install process. I commenced to install and voila.

I did all that and I also installed pycairo, pygobject and other one. I put them into gimp plug-ins. when I booted up gimp I got a message "wrong number of args" when I click that, it goes the rest of the way and opens Gimp. I click on filters > python > console and nothing happens.
How do I find where the frame stuff is. I did download that wrap-map.py onto desktop but don't know where to put it.

@PC, I did use that tutorial but it said to download these.Download these components:
Python, PyCairo, PyGObject, PyGtk
I did that, installed them and put them in gimp plugins

You just need to install; you don't move anything Molly. Hope you remember where you moved them from. What you do need to do is re-install GIMP afterwards.

Recap: Install Python 2.6x first, then install the other three packages in the order per the link that I mentioned earlier. Then re-install GIMP.

@lylejk,
Okay, here is what I did. I downloaded and installed python. I then downloaded the other three pkgs, I double clicked on them cuz they were exe files. I then moved them into my gimp plug in directory. I re-installed Gimp then opened it and that is when I got the "wrong number" of args, error.
Should I have left those three files in Python, instead of moving them to the gimp plug-ins? confused as ever, M.

You don't need to move anything; once you installed the 4 packages, you can actually delete them. Whatever you moved into your GIMP's plugin director, remove and I bet all will be well. You still have to re-install GIMP to get Python to work with GIMP.

Wow, I took the suckers out and you were correct Lyle. thank you very much,

Where do I put wrap map (it is a python file) that I downloaded the other day in order to do those frames. It said to put it in scripts but it isn't a script, it has a py extension on it.... It was in "O's post...

You put your .py files in your GIMP user>.gimp-2.6>plug-ins directory. You have to do (at least I did) a few extra steps for Ubuntu, but don't think that is your issue.

I have it in the plug ins folder but when I click map, wrap bitmat nothing happens, no window comes up so I don't think it is executable..... Are you using windows?

I am running in windows and my python scripts are in C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.6\lib\gimp\2.0\Python Scripts. When I installed everything, this is where everything went, so now I put my python scripts (with the .py extension) in the same directory and they work from there.

Greg, did you have to click anything to make the plugin executable?

I don't have lib in my Gimp 2.6 folder...

Nope. I just dropped it into the folder and when I went into Gimp, it was there. It can't hurt to right click on the py file, go into properties and see if it's blocked.

Your might be C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\Python Scripts

You need to create a small gradient source before create a selection (don't have to but best to do that selection on another new image). So, you need two images. Your gradient (small object) and your target where you make the selection that you want the gradient to follow. The fact that you see the plugin means that you have Python installed properly by the way Molly. Below's the sample gradient image that I created and the result after running the filter.