[Tex/LaTex] minted not working on mac

minted

I am using texmaker on a Mac and I tired to use the minted package with this code

\documentclass[12pt,A4]{article}
\usepackage{minted}
\begin{document}

\begin{minted}{python}

    def __init__(self, x, y): 
        self.x=x
        self.y=y

\end{minted}

\end{document}

but when compiling my code I get the following error:

! Package minted Error: You must have `pygmentize' installed to use this package

However I actually did install the package as described using

sudo easy_install Pygments

I even tried restarting. Still getting the same error.

I really don't see how to fix this error, can someone help me?

When creating the pdf as suggested by egreg the resulting pdf looks like this:

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin
/opt/local/bin
/opt/local/sbin
/opt/local/bin
/opt/local/sbin
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin
/usr/local/bin
/usr/texbin
/usr/X11/bin
Is there pygmentize?
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pygmentize

Judging from that there is Pygmentize on my mac?!

Best Answer

Write a file path.tex containing exactly this:

\catcode`:=\active
\def:{\par}

\parindent0pt\tt

\input|"echo $PATH"

\bigskip

Is there pygmentize?

\input|"which pygmentize"

\bye

and run from the Terminal the command

pdftex --shell-escape path

You'll see in the produced path.pdf file what pdftex sees as PATH. If there's a path after "Is there pygmentize?" you'll be OK.

Now it's only a question of telling Texmaker that you want to execute external programs such as pygmentize: go to the "Preferences" menu in Texmaker and choose the "Commands" tab. In line next to "PdfLaTeX" there should be

"/usr/texbin/pdflatex" -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex

Change it into

"/usr/texbin/pdflatex" -synctex=1 -shell-escape -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex

Beware that this opens some security issues, so remove -shell-escape when typesetting documents you get from non trusted sources.

A safer way could be to define a "User command": go to the menu User > User Commands > Edit User Commands and in the upper space write something such as "pdftex-shell-escape"; in the lower space write the string above. You'll have a shortcut for using the shell escape only when you choose to, by pressing Alt+Shift+F1

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