[OS X TeX] Typesetting program code in LaTeX - what packages to use?

[Luís Sequeira]

Dear All

Apologies for this question that is only tangentially mac related.

I like the minted package to typeset Python or other code in LaTeX, it's straightforward to use,
includes syntax coloring and looks beautiful.

However, it does requires external programs and the --shell-escape option to typeset.

There is no problem when using it for my own work in TeXShop, but I have students that use school computers where the software installation and modification is not easy, or possible.

What alternatives can you recommend? The only one I could find is the old lstlistings package, but its output is downright ugly, and lacks syntax coloring (unless I'm missing something...).

TIA

Regards

Luís Sequeira