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<!ENTITY Python-download-http "http://www.python.org/ftp/python/&Python-version;/Python-&Python-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY Python-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/&Python-version;/Python-&Python-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY Python-size "7.2 MB">
<!ENTITY Python-buildsize "133 MB">
<!ENTITY Python-time "1.25 SBU">

]>

<sect1 id="Python" xreflabel="Python-&Python-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="Python.html" ?>
<title>Python-&Python-version;</title>

<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 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 (HTTP): <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="expat"/>, <xref linkend="tk"/>, <xref
linkend="gdbm"/>, <xref linkend="db"/>, <xref linkend="gmp"/> and
<xref linkend="readline"/>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>                                                                               

<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 &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>
                                                                               
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><option>--with-libm=-lgmp</option>: Use this switch to enable 
<application>Python</application> to use the <application>GMP</application> 
math library.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>
                                                                               
<para>The <application>Python</application> package contains 
<command>python</command>, <command>pydoc</command> and 
<application>Python</application> libraries, modules and scripts. If 
<application>Tk</application> is installed, the <command>idle</command> 
script will also be installed.</para>
                                                                               
</sect2>
                                                                               
<sect2><title>Description</title>
                                                                               
<sect3><title>python</title>
<para><command>python</command> is an interpreted, interactive, 
object-oriented programming language.</para></sect3>
                                                                               
<sect3><title>pydoc</title>
<para><command>pydoc</command> is the <application>Python</application> 
documentation tool.</para></sect3>
                                                                               
<sect3><title>idle</title>
<para><command>idle</command> is a wrapper script that opens a 
<application>Python</application> aware <acronym>GUI</acronym> 
editor.</para></sect3>
                                                                               
</sect2>

</sect1>