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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

<!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 "7.5 MB">
<!ENTITY python-buildsize "133 MB">
<!ENTITY python-time "1.01 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="python" xreflabel="Python-&Python-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?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: <ulink
url="&patch-root;/Python-&Python-version;-gdbm-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Required patch for Berkeley DB: <ulink
url="&patch-root;/Python-&Python-version;-db43-1.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>

</sect2>

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

<para>If you have Berkeley DB installed and wish to utilize it, apply
the following patch:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 ../Python-&Python-version;-db43-1.patch</command></userinput></screen>

<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>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>Python</application> package contains
<command>python</command>,
<command>pydoc</command>,
<command>smtpd.py</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>smtpd.py</title>
<para><command>smtpd.py</command> is a <acronym>SMTP</acronym> proxy
implemented in <application>Python</application>.</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>