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<!ENTITY python-size "7.8 MB">
<!ENTITY python-buildsize "115 MB">
<!ENTITY python-time "0.91 SBU (additional 2.20 SBU to run the testsuite)">
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<sect1 id="python" xreflabel="Python-&Python-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
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<title>Python-&Python-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="python">
<primary sortas="a-Python">Python</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Python</application></title>

<para>The <application>Python</application> package contains the
<application>Python</application> development environment.
This is useful for object-oriented programming, writing scripts,
prototyping large programs or developing entire applications.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): 
<ulink url="&python-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): 
<ulink url="&python-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &python-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &python-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: 
&python-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: 
&python-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Required patch: <ulink 
url="&patch-root;/Python-&Python-version;-gdbm-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>Python</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="openssl"/>,
<xref linkend="tk"/>, 
<xref linkend="gdbm"/> and
<xref linkend="db"/></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

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<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Python</application></title>

<para>Install <application>Python</application> by running the following
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../Python-&Python-version;-gdbm-1.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>To test the results, issue: <command>make test</command>.</para>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>

<note><para>There is no documentation installed using the instructions above. 
However, There are Latex sources included with the distribution. See the 
<filename>Doc/README</filename> file in the source distribution for 
instructions to format the LaTex sources. Alternatively, you can download 
preformatted documentation from 
<ulink url="http://www.python.org/doc/current/download.html"/>.</para></note>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>pydoc, python, python2.4, smtpd.py and optionally if 
<application>Tk</application> is installed, idle</seg>
<seg>libpython2.4.so and numerous modules installed in 
/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload</seg>
<seg>/usr/include/python2.4 and /usr/lib/python2.4</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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<varlistentry id="idle">
<term><command>idle</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a wrapper script that opens a 
<application>Python</application> aware <acronym>GUI</acronym> editor.</para>
<indexterm zone="python idle">
<primary sortas="b-idle">idle</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="pydoc">
<term><command>pydoc</command></term>
<listitem><para>is the <application>Python</application> documentation 
tool.</para>
<indexterm zone="python pydoc">
<primary sortas="b-pydoc">pydoc</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="python-prog">
<term><command>python</command></term>
<listitem><para>is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming 
language.</para>
<indexterm zone="python python-prog">
<primary sortas="b-python">python</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="python2.4">
<term><command>python2.4</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a version-specific name for the <command>python</command> 
program.</para>
<indexterm zone="python python2.4">
<primary sortas="b-python2.4">python2.4</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="smtpd.py">
<term><command>smtpd.py</command></term>
<listitem><para>is an <acronym>SMTP</acronym> proxy implemented in 
<application>Python</application>.</para>
<indexterm zone="python smtpd.py">
<primary sortas="b-smtpd.py">smtpd.py</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

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