A note about Python on Leopard. Leopard includes Python 2.5, so there is no need to install it. The current python extension installers (GDAL, MapServer) don’t know this, and so will not install. It’s probably best to not install the current MacPython and wait for the extension packages to get updated for Leopard’s Python.
“The beast is actively interested only in now, and, as it is always now and always shall be, there is an eternity of time for the accomplishment of objects.” – the wisdom of Tarzan