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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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[181662f] | 7 | <!ENTITY python2-download-http
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[82fac2c] | 8 | "http://www.python.org/ftp/python/&python2-version;/Python-&python2-version;.tar.xz">
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[27d9434] | 9 | <!ENTITY python2-download-ftp " ">
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[ff3093a7] | 10 | <!ENTITY python2-md5sum "bcf93efa8eaf383c98ed3ce40b763497">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY python2-size "9.9 MB">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY python2-buildsize "261 MB">
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| 13 | <!ENTITY python2-time "1.0 SBU (additional 5.5 SBU for tests)">
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[82fac2c] | 14 |
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[181662f] | 15 | <!ENTITY python2htmldoc-download-http
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[82fac2c] | 16 | "http://docs.python.org/ftp/python/doc/&python2-version;/python-&python2-version;-docs-html.tar.bz2">
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[ff3093a7] | 17 | <!ENTITY python2htmldoc-md5sum "7613314d1aaa7dcc522ca9d3fd43dace">
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[03d30cf] | 18 | <!ENTITY python2htmldoc-size "4.3 MB">
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[bf847d6d] | 19 | ]>
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| 20 |
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[4716d52] | 21 | <sect1 id="python2" xreflabel="Python-&python2-version;">
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[bf847d6d] | 22 | <?dbhtml filename="python2.html" ?>
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| 23 |
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| 24 | <sect1info>
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[4949485e] | 25 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 26 | <date>$Date$</date>
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[bf847d6d] | 27 | </sect1info>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <title>Python-&python2-version;</title>
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| 30 |
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[4716d52] | 31 | <indexterm zone="python2">
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[82fac2c] | 32 | <primary sortas="a-Python2">Python2</primary>
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[bf847d6d] | 33 | </indexterm>
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| 34 |
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| 35 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 36 | <title>Introduction to Python 2</title>
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| 37 |
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[181662f] | 38 | <para>
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| 39 | The <application>Python 2</application> package contains the
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[82fac2c] | 40 | <application>Python</application> development environment. It is useful
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[181662f] | 41 | for object-oriented programming, writing scripts, prototyping large
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| 42 | programs or developing entire applications. This version is for backward
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| 43 | compatibility with other dependent packages.
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| 44 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 45 |
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[a0111a9] | 46 | &lfs75_checked;
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[bf847d6d] | 47 |
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| 48 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 49 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 50 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 51 | <para>
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| 52 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&python2-download-http;"/>
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| 53 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 54 | </listitem>
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| 55 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 56 | <para>
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| 57 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&python2-download-ftp;"/>
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| 58 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 59 | </listitem>
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| 60 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 61 | <para>
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| 62 | Download MD5 sum: &python2-md5sum;
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| 63 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 64 | </listitem>
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| 65 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 66 | <para>
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| 67 | Download size: &python2-size;
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| 68 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 69 | </listitem>
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| 70 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 71 | <para>
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| 72 | Estimated disk space required: &python2-buildsize;
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| 73 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 74 | </listitem>
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| 75 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 76 | <para>
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| 77 | Estimated build time: &python2-time;
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| 78 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 79 | </listitem>
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| 80 | </itemizedlist>
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| 81 |
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| 82 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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| 83 |
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[4716d52] | 84 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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[bf847d6d] | 85 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 86 | <para>
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[5d11f8f] | 87 | Required patch for systems running
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| 88 | <application>Readline</application>-6.x (x>2):
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| 89 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/Python-&python2-version;-readline_6_3-1.patch"/>
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[181662f] | 90 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 91 | </listitem>
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[5d11f8f] | 92 | </itemizedlist>
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| 93 |
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| 94 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 95 | <title>Optional HTML Documentation</title>
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[bf847d6d] | 96 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 97 | <para>
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[5d11f8f] | 98 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&python2htmldoc-download-http;"/>
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[181662f] | 99 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 100 | </listitem>
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| 101 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 102 | <para>
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[5d11f8f] | 103 | Download MD5 sum: &python2htmldoc-md5sum;
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[181662f] | 104 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 105 | </listitem>
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[fb990982] | 106 | <listitem>
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| 107 | <para>
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[5d11f8f] | 108 | Download size: &python2htmldoc-size;
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[fb990982] | 109 | </para>
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| 110 | </listitem>
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| 111 | </itemizedlist>
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| 112 |
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[03d30cf] | 113 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Python 2 Dependencies</bridgehead>
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[bf847d6d] | 114 |
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[82fac2c] | 115 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 116 | <para role="recommended">
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[adf6dd9a] | 117 | <xref linkend="libffi"/>
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[82fac2c] | 118 | </para>
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| 119 |
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[bf847d6d] | 120 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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[181662f] | 121 | <para role="optional">
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[03d30cf] | 122 | <xref linkend="bluez"/>
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[82fac2c] | 123 | </para>
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| 124 |
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| 125 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional (For Additional Modules)</bridgehead>
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| 126 | <para role="optional">
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| 127 | <xref linkend="db"/>,
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[181662f] | 128 | <xref linkend="openssl"/>,
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[82fac2c] | 129 | <xref linkend="sqlite"/> and
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| 130 | <xref linkend="tk"/>
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[181662f] | 131 | </para>
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| 132 |
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| 133 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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| 134 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/Python"/>
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| 135 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 136 | </sect2>
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| 137 |
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| 138 | <sect2 role="installation">
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[03d30cf] | 139 | <title>Installation of Python 2</title>
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[bf847d6d] | 140 |
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[181662f] | 141 | <para>
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[03d30cf] | 142 | Install <application>Python 2</application> by running the following
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[181662f] | 143 | commands:
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| 144 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 145 |
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[fb990982] | 146 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../Python-&python2-version;-readline_6_3-1.patch &&
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| 147 | ./configure --prefix=/usr \
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[82fac2c] | 148 | --enable-shared \
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| 149 | --with-system-expat \
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| 150 | --with-system-ffi \
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| 151 | --enable-unicode=ucs4 &&
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[bf847d6d] | 152 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 153 |
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[181662f] | 154 | <para>
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| 155 | To test the results, issue: <command>make test</command>.
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| 156 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 157 |
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[181662f] | 158 | <para>
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| 159 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 160 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 161 |
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[7224506] | 162 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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| 163 | chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libpython&python2-majorver;.so.1.0</userinput></screen>
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[bf847d6d] | 164 |
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[181662f] | 165 | <para>
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[7fe0ce3b] | 166 | Since <application>Python 2</application> is in maintenance mode, and
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| 167 | <application>Python 3</application> is recommended by upstream for
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| 168 | development, probably, you do not need to install the documentation.
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| 169 | However, if you still want to install documentation for both
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| 170 | <application>Python</application> versions, be sure to define PYTHONDOCS
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| 171 | variable for the version you want to use, each time you need to consult
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| 172 | the documentation. If you have downloaded the preformatted documentation
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| 173 | from <ulink url="http://docs.python.org/download.html"/>, install it
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[03d30cf] | 174 | as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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[181662f] | 175 | </para>
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| 176 |
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[23d3543c] | 177 | <screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -dm755 /usr/share/doc/python-&python2-version; &&
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[03d30cf] | 178 | tar --strip-components=1 -C /usr/share/doc/python-&python2-version; \
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[ff3093a7] | 179 | --no-same-owner -xvf ../python-&python2-version;-docs-html.tar.bz2 &&
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[03d30cf] | 180 | find /usr/share/doc/python-&python2-version; -type d -exec chmod 0755 {} \; &&
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| 181 | find /usr/share/doc/python-&python2-version; -type f -exec chmod 0644 {} \;</userinput></screen>
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[bf847d6d] | 182 | </sect2>
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| 183 |
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| 184 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 185 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 186 |
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[82fac2c] | 187 | <para>
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| 188 | <option>--with-system-expat</option>: This switch enables linking against
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[56605b9] | 189 | system version of <application>Expat</application>.
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[82fac2c] | 190 | </para>
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| 191 |
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| 192 | <para>
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| 193 | <option>--with-system-ffi</option>: This switch enables linking against
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| 194 | system version of <application>libffi</application>. Remove if you have
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[03d30cf] | 195 | not installed <xref linkend="libffi"/>.
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[82fac2c] | 196 | </para>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <para>
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| 199 | <parameter>--enable-unicode=ucs4</parameter>: This switch enables
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| 200 | 32bit Unicode support in <application>Python</application>.
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| 201 | </para>
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| 202 |
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| 203 | <para>
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| 204 | <parameter>--with-dbmliborder=bdb:gdbm:ndbm</parameter>: Use this switch
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[0d7900a] | 205 | if you want to build <application>Python</application> DBM Module
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[82fac2c] | 206 | against <application>Berkeley DB</application> instead of
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| 207 | <application>GDBM</application>.
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| 208 | </para>
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| 209 |
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[181662f] | 210 | <para>
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[0d7900a] | 211 | <command>chmod ...</command>: Fix permissions for libraries to be
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[181662f] | 212 | consistent with other libraries.
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| 213 | </para>
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[82fac2c] | 214 |
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[bf847d6d] | 215 | </sect2>
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| 216 |
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| 217 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 218 | <title>Configuring Python 2</title>
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| 219 |
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[181662f] | 220 | <para>
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| 221 | In order for <command>python</command> to find the installed
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| 222 | documentation, you must add the following environment variable to
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| 223 | individual user's or the system's profile:
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| 224 | </para>
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[bf847d6d] | 225 |
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[03d30cf] | 226 | <screen role="root"><userinput>export PYTHONDOCS=/usr/share/doc/python-&python2-version;</userinput></screen>
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[82fac2c] | 227 |
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[bf847d6d] | 228 | </sect2>
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| 229 |
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| 230 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 231 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 232 |
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| 233 | <segmentedlist>
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| 234 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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[03d30cf] | 235 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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[bf847d6d] | 236 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 237 |
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| 238 | <seglistitem>
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[181662f] | 239 | <seg>
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[03d30cf] | 240 | 2to3, pydoc, python, python-config, python2, python2-config,
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| 241 | python&python2-majorver;, python&python2-majorver;-config,
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| 242 | smtpd.py, and optionally if <application>Tk</application>
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| 243 | is installed, idle
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[181662f] | 244 | </seg>
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| 245 | <seg>
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[03d30cf] | 246 | libpython&python2-majorver;.so
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[181662f] | 247 | </seg>
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| 248 | <seg>
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| 249 | /usr/include/python&python2-majorver;,
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| 250 | /usr/lib/python&python2-majorver;, and
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| 251 | /usr/share/doc/python-&python2-version;</seg>
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[bf847d6d] | 252 | </seglistitem>
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| 253 | </segmentedlist>
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| 254 |
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| 255 | <variablelist>
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| 256 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 257 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 258 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 259 |
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[62f9a8e] | 260 | <varlistentry id="python2-2to3">
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| 261 | <term><command>2to3</command></term>
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| 262 | <listitem>
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| 263 | <para>
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| 264 | is a <application>Python</application> program that reads
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| 265 | <application>Python 2.x</application> source code and applies a series of
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| 266 | fixers to transform it into valid <application>Python 3.x</application>
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| 267 | code.
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| 268 | </para>
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| 269 | <indexterm zone="python2 python2-2to3">
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| 270 | <primary sortas="b-2to3">2to3</primary>
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| 271 | </indexterm>
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| 272 | </listitem>
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| 273 | </varlistentry>
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| 274 |
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[03d30cf] | 275 | <varlistentry id="idle">
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[bf847d6d] | 276 | <term><command>idle</command></term>
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| 277 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 278 | <para>
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| 279 | is a wrapper script that opens a <application>Python</application>
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| 280 | aware GUI editor.
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| 281 | </para>
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[03d30cf] | 282 | <indexterm zone="python2 idle">
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| 283 | <primary sortas="b-idle">idle</primary>
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[bf847d6d] | 284 | </indexterm>
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| 285 | </listitem>
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| 286 | </varlistentry>
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| 287 |
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| 288 | <varlistentry id="pydoc2">
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| 289 | <term><command>pydoc</command></term>
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| 290 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 291 | <para>
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| 292 | is the <application>Python</application> documentation tool.
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| 293 | </para>
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[4716d52] | 294 | <indexterm zone="python2 pydoc2">
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[bf847d6d] | 295 | <primary sortas="b-pydoc2">pydoc</primary>
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| 296 | </indexterm>
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| 297 | </listitem>
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| 298 | </varlistentry>
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| 299 |
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[181662f] | 300 | <varlistentry id="python">
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[bf847d6d] | 301 | <term><command>python</command></term>
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| 302 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 303 | <para>
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| 304 | is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming
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| 305 | language.
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| 306 | </para>
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| 307 | <indexterm zone="python2 python">
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[4716d52] | 308 | <primary sortas="b-python2">python</primary>
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[bf847d6d] | 309 | </indexterm>
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| 310 | </listitem>
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| 311 | </varlistentry>
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| 312 |
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| 313 | <varlistentry id="python2-ver">
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| 314 | <term><command>python&python2-majorver;</command></term>
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| 315 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 316 | <para>
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| 317 | is a version-specific name for the <command>python</command>
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| 318 | program.
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| 319 | </para>
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[4716d52] | 320 | <indexterm zone="python2 python2-ver">
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[b88be39] | 321 | <primary sortas="b-python&python2-majorver;">python&python2-majorver;</primary>
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[bf847d6d] | 322 | </indexterm>
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| 323 | </listitem>
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| 324 | </varlistentry>
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| 325 |
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[03d30cf] | 326 | <varlistentry id="smtpd.py">
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[bf847d6d] | 327 | <term><command>smtpd.py</command></term>
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| 328 | <listitem>
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[181662f] | 329 | <para>
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| 330 | is an SMTP proxy implemented in <application>Python</application>.
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| 331 | </para>
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[03d30cf] | 332 | <indexterm zone="python2 smtpd.py">
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| 333 | <primary sortas="b-smtpd.py">smtpd.py</primary>
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[bf847d6d] | 334 | </indexterm>
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| 335 | </listitem>
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| 336 | </varlistentry>
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[82fac2c] | 337 |
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[bf847d6d] | 338 | </variablelist>
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[82fac2c] | 339 |
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[bf847d6d] | 340 | </sect2>
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[82fac2c] | 341 |
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[bf847d6d] | 342 | </sect1>
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