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diff --git a/chapter08/python.xml b/chapter08/python.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cc440903d --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter08/python.xml @@ -0,0 +1,253 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> + +<sect1 id="ch-system-Python" role="wrap"> + <?dbhtml filename="Python.html"?> + + <sect1info condition="script"> + <productname>Python</productname> + <productnumber>&python-version;</productnumber> + <address>&python-url;</address> + </sect1info> + + <title>Python-&python-version;</title> + + <indexterm zone="ch-system-Python"> + <primary sortas="a-python">python</primary> + </indexterm> + + <sect2 role="package"> + <title/> + + <para>The Python 3 package contains the Python development environment. It + is useful for object-oriented programming, writing scripts, prototyping + large programs or developing entire applications.</para> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>&python-ch6-sbu;</seg> + <seg>&python-ch6-du;</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Python 3</title> + + <para>Prepare Python for compilation:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr \ + --enable-shared \ + --with-system-expat \ + --with-system-ffi \ + --with-ensurepip=yes</userinput></screen> + + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--with-system-expat</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This switch enables linking against system version of + <application>Expat</application>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--with-system-ffi</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This switch enables linking against system version of + <application>libffi</application>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--with-ensurepip=yes</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This switch enables building <command>pip</command> and + <command>setuptools</command> packaging programs.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + <para>Compile the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen> + + <para>To test the results, issue <command>make test</command>. + Some tests requiring network connection or additional packages are + skipped. The test named test_normalization fails because network + configuration is not completed yet. For more comprehensive results, + the test can be rerun when Python 3 is reinstalled in BLFS.</para> + + <para>Install the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="install">make install +chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libpython&python-minor;.so +chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libpython3.so +ln -sfv pip&python-minor; /usr/bin/pip3</userinput></screen> + + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the install commands:</title> +<!-- ====== Change 8m if Python minor version changes ======= --> + <varlistentry> + <term><command>chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libpython3.{8.,}so</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Fix permissions for libraries to be consistent with other + libraries.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + <para>If desired, install the preformatted documentation:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="install">install -v -dm755 /usr/share/doc/python-&python-version;/html + +tar --strip-components=1 \ + --no-same-owner \ + --no-same-permissions \ + -C /usr/share/doc/python-&python-version;/html \ + -xvf ../python-&python-version;-docs-html.tar.bz2</userinput></screen> + + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the documentation install commands:</title> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--no-same-owner</option> and <option>--no-same-permissions</option></term> + <listitem> + <para>Ensure the installed files have the correct ownership and + permissions. Without these options, using <application>tar</application> + will install the package files with the upstream creator's values. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="contents-python" role="content"> + <title>Contents of Python 3</title> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg> + 2to3, idle3, pip3, pydoc3, python3, and python3-config + </seg> + <seg> + libpython&python-minor;.so and libpython3.so + </seg> + <seg> + /usr/include/python&python-minor;, + /usr/lib/python3, and + /usr/share/doc/python-&python-version; + </seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + <variablelist> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> + <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> + <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> + + <varlistentry id="python-2to3"> + <term><command>2to3</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + is a <application>Python</application> program that reads + <application>Python 2.x</application> source code and applies a + series of fixes to transform it into valid + <application>Python 3.x</application> code. + </para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-Python"> + <primary sortas="b-2to3">2to3</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="idle3"> + <term><command>idle3</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + is a wrapper script that opens a <application>Python</application> + aware GUI editor. For this script to run, you must have installed + <application>Tk</application> before Python so that the Tkinter + Python module is built. + </para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-Python"> + <primary sortas="b-idle3">idle3</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="pip3"> + <term><command>pip3</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The package installer for Python. You can use pip to install + packages from Python Package Index and other indexes. + </para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-Python"> + <primary sortas="b-pip3">pip3</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="pydoc3"> + <term><command>pydoc3</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + is the <application>Python</application> documentation tool. + </para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-Python"> + <primary sortas="b-pydoc3">pydoc3</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="python3"> + <term><command>python3</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming + language. + </para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-Python"> + <primary sortas="b-python3">python3</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> +<!-- + <varlistentry id="pyvenv"> + <term><command>pyvenv</command></term> + <listitem> + <para> + creates virtual <application>Python</application> environments in + one or more target directories. + </para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-Python"> + <primary sortas="b-pyvenv">pyvenv</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> +--> + </variablelist> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> + |