Listener Richard just sent me an email to a funny “Easter Egg” in Mac OS X. I have verified this exists in 10.4.8 and it may have been there for a while, but who knows. Here’s what you do:
1) In the Finder, choose ‘Go to Folder’ from the ‘Go’ menu
2) Copy and paste this path into the dialog box, /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/test/, and hit ‘Go’.
3) Locate the ‘audiotest.au’ file and play it. You can open it in QuickTime, play it in the preview in the Finder, etc.
4) Have a laugh.
Now I am not sure if this is an Apple Easter egg or something that has been a part of the Python project for a while now, but either way it’s fun.
Update: We’ll thanks to Adam for pointing out what should have been obvious to me, but wasn’t. Since the reference is to a Monty PYTHON quote this Easter Egg is part of the Python distro and not Apple’s. I am told there are numerous other references like this to be found in Python.
That’s a Python thing. Python was named after Monty Python and there are tons of Monty Python references in the distribution.
Hey Adam,
The audio file is in 10.3.9 to!
Quite funny indeed. As a passionate Python programmer, it’s nice to know that our langage has a sense of humor…
However, I’d also like to note that just because something remotely Macintosh-related pops up on Digg does not mean that it should be immediately covered on the MacCast site. I visit this site for a podcast that cuts through the unnecessary extras that are all too common over at Digg.
Sorry for the rant, but that’s my opinion.
Long live Python.
What a strange thing to say Dylan.
yeah dylan. i think its up to adam what he puts on his site not you!
I liked it! It was really funny, and contrary to Dylan’s opinion, I love seeing these kinds of Easter Eggs. Keep posting them! :D
I’m really sorry; I didn’t mean to offend anyone. What I meant was that if you want these kinds of stories, Digg is your website. If you want straight Macintosh news, reviews, and support, maccast.com has my highest recommendation.