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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY python-download-http "http://www.python.org/ftp/python/&Python-version;/Python-&Python-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY python-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/&Python-version;/Python-&Python-version;.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY python-md5sum "de3e9a8836fab6df7c7ce545331afeb3">
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10 | <!ENTITY python-size "7.8 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY python-buildsize "115 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY python-time "0.91 SBU (additional 2.20 SBU to run the testsuite)">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="python" xreflabel="Python-&Python-version;">
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16 | <sect1info>
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17 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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18 | <date>$Date$</date>
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19 | </sect1info>
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20 | <?dbhtml filename="Python.html" ?>
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21 | <title>Python-&Python-version;</title>
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22 | <indexterm zone="python">
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23 | <primary sortas="a-Python">Python</primary></indexterm>
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24 |
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25 | <sect2>
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26 | <title>Introduction to <application>Python</application></title>
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27 |
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28 | <para>The <application>Python</application> package contains the
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29 | <application>Python</application> development environment.
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30 | This is useful for object-oriented programming, writing scripts,
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31 | prototyping large programs or developing entire applications.</para>
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32 |
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33 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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34 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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35 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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36 | <ulink url="&python-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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37 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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38 | <ulink url="&python-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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39 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &python-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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40 | <listitem><para>Download size: &python-size;</para></listitem>
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41 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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42 | &python-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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43 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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44 | &python-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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45 | </sect3>
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46 |
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47 | <sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
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48 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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49 | <listitem><para>Required patch: <ulink
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50 | url="&patch-root;/Python-&Python-version;-gdbm-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
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51 | </itemizedlist>
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52 | </sect3>
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53 |
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54 | <sect3><title><application>Python</application> dependencies</title>
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55 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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56 | <para><xref linkend="openssl"/>,
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57 | <xref linkend="tk"/>,
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58 | <xref linkend="gdbm"/> and
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59 | <xref linkend="db"/></para>
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60 | </sect4>
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61 | </sect3>
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62 |
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63 | </sect2>
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64 |
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65 | <sect2>
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66 | <title>Installation of <application>Python</application></title>
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67 |
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68 | <para>Install <application>Python</application> by running the following
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69 | commands:</para>
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70 |
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71 | <screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../Python-&Python-version;-gdbm-1.patch &&
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72 | ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared &&
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73 | make</command></userinput></screen>
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74 |
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75 | <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make test</command>.</para>
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76 |
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77 | <para>Now, as the root user:</para>
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78 |
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79 | <screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>
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80 |
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81 | <note><para>There is no documentation installed using the instructions above.
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82 | However, There are Latex sources included with the distribution. See the
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83 | <filename>Doc/README</filename> file in the source distribution for
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84 | instructions to format the LaTex sources. Alternatively, you can download
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85 | preformatted documentation from
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86 | <ulink url="http://www.python.org/doc/current/download.html"/>.</para></note>
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87 |
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88 | </sect2>
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89 |
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90 | <sect2>
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91 | <title>Contents</title>
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92 |
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93 | <segmentedlist>
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94 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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95 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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96 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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97 |
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98 | <seglistitem>
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99 | <seg>pydoc, python, python2.4, smtpd.py and optionally if
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100 | <application>Tk</application> is installed, idle</seg>
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101 | <seg>libpython2.4.so and numerous modules installed in
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102 | /usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload</seg>
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103 | <seg>/usr/include/python2.4 and /usr/lib/python2.4</seg>
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104 | </seglistitem>
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105 | </segmentedlist>
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106 |
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107 | <variablelist>
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108 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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109 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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110 |
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111 | <varlistentry id="idle">
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112 | <term><command>idle</command></term>
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113 | <listitem><para>is a wrapper script that opens a
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114 | <application>Python</application> aware <acronym>GUI</acronym> editor.</para>
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115 | <indexterm zone="python idle">
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116 | <primary sortas="b-idle">idle</primary>
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117 | </indexterm></listitem>
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118 | </varlistentry>
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119 |
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120 | <varlistentry id="pydoc">
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121 | <term><command>pydoc</command></term>
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122 | <listitem><para>is the <application>Python</application> documentation
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123 | tool.</para>
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124 | <indexterm zone="python pydoc">
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125 | <primary sortas="b-pydoc">pydoc</primary>
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126 | </indexterm></listitem>
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127 | </varlistentry>
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128 |
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129 | <varlistentry id="python-prog">
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130 | <term><command>python</command></term>
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131 | <listitem><para>is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming
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132 | language.</para>
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133 | <indexterm zone="python python-prog">
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134 | <primary sortas="b-python">python</primary>
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135 | </indexterm></listitem>
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136 | </varlistentry>
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137 |
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138 | <varlistentry id="python2.4">
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139 | <term><command>python2.4</command></term>
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140 | <listitem><para>is a version-specific name for the <command>python</command>
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141 | program.</para>
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142 | <indexterm zone="python python2.4">
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143 | <primary sortas="b-python2.4">python2.4</primary>
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144 | </indexterm></listitem>
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145 | </varlistentry>
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146 |
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147 | <varlistentry id="smtpd.py">
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148 | <term><command>smtpd.py</command></term>
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149 | <listitem><para>is an <acronym>SMTP</acronym> proxy implemented in
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150 | <application>Python</application>.</para>
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151 | <indexterm zone="python smtpd.py">
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152 | <primary sortas="b-smtpd.py">smtpd.py</primary>
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153 | </indexterm></listitem>
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154 | </varlistentry>
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155 | </variablelist>
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156 |
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157 | </sect2>
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158 |
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159 | </sect1>
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