%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: Required patch for Berkeley DB: Required patch (see ): , , and If you have Berkeley DB installed and wish to utilize it, apply the following patch: patch -Np1 -i ../Python-&Python-version;-db43-1.patch Install Python by running the following commands: patch -Np0 -i ../patch.txt && patch -Np1 -i ../Python-&Python-version;-gdbm-1.patch && ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared && make Now, as the root user: make install Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories pydoc, python, smtpd.py and optionally if Tk is installed, idle libpython&Python-version;.so and numerous modules installed in /usr/lib/python&Python-version;/lib-dynload /usr/include/python&Python-version; and /usr/lib/python&Python-version; 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 smtpd.py is an SMTP proxy implemented in Python. smtpd.py