%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Python The Python package contains the Python development environment. This is useful for object-oriented programming, writing scripts, prototyping large programs or developing entire applications. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &python-md5sum; Download size: &python-size; Estimated disk space required: &python-buildsize; Estimated build time: &python-time; Required patch: , , and Install Python by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../Python-&Python-version;-gdbm-1.patch && ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared && make Now, as the root user: make install There is no documentation installed using the instructions above. However, There are Latex sources included with the distribution. See the Doc/README file in the source distribution for instructions to format the LaTex sources. Alternatively, you can download preformatted documentation from . Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories pydoc, python, python2.4, smtpd.py and optionally if Tk is installed, idle libpython2.4.so and numerous modules installed in /usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload /usr/include/python2.4 and /usr/lib/python2.4 Short Descriptions idle is a wrapper script that opens a Python aware GUI editor. idle pydoc is the Python documentation tool. pydoc python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. python python2.4 is a version-specific name for the python program. python2.4 smtpd.py is an SMTP proxy implemented in Python. smtpd.py