HomeBrew: compiling a python toolchain

# install python through HomeBrew as a framework
brew install python --framework
mkdir ~/Frameworks
ln -s "/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.2/Frameworks/Python.framework" ~/Frameworks





# bootstrap pip
/usr/local/share/python/easy_install pip
/usr/local/share/python/pip install --upgrade distribute

# libraries
brew install gfortran
pip install -U ipython

# useful packages
pip install -U nose
pip install -U progressbar
easy_install pyreport
easy_install -f http://dist.plone.org/thirdparty/ -U PIL==1.1.7
pip install -U mercurial

# numpy et al
pip install -U numpy
pip install -U scipy
pip install -U -e git+git@github.com:matplotlib/matplotlib.git#egg=matplotlib
# pip install -f http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/matplotlib/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.0/matplotlib-1.0.0.tar.gz matplotlib

# IDE
pip install -U sphinx pyflakes rope
brew install sip
brew install pyqt
pip install -U spyder

# mayavi
brew install vtk --python
pip install -U traitsbackendqt
pip install -U configobj
pip install  -U "Mayavi[app]"