Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.3-macosx-mlion.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.3-macosx-mlion.sh	(revision 13819)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.3-macosx-mlion.sh	(revision 13819)
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -eu
+
+#Some cleanup
+rm -rf install src
+rm -rf Python-2.7.3
+mkdir install src
+
+#Download from ISSM server
+$ISSM_DIR/scripts/DownloadExternalPackage.py http://issm.jpl.nasa.gov/files/externalpackages/Python-2.7.3.tgz Python-2.7.3.tgz
+
+#Untar and move python into install directory
+tar -zxvf  Python-2.7.3.tgz
+mv Python-2.7.3/* src
+rm -rf Python-2.7.3
+
+#Configure and compile
+cd src 
+./configure \
+ --enable-framework="$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/python/install/Library/Frameworks" 
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	make
+else
+	make -j $1
+fi
+make install
+
+cd ../install
+
+#get rid of bin, because it's just a copy of
+#Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin, and will not reflect
+#new changes being made
+rm -rf bin
+ln -s Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Headers include
+ln -s Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib lib
+ln -s Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin bin
+
+#Patch pyport.h:
+cd include
+patch pyport.h $ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/python/patches/pyport.h.patch