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Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu
Archive-name: python-faq/part1
Version: 1.6
Last-modified: 11 April 1994
Version: 1.7
Last-modified: 4 May 1994
This article contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions about
Python (an object-oriented interpreted programming language -- see
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script (after the script name).
3.6. Q. When building on the SGI, make tries to run python to create
glmodule.c, but python hasn't been built or installed yet.
3.7. Q. Other trouble building Python 1.0.1 on platform X.
3.7. Q. Other trouble building Python 1.0.2 on platform X.
4. Programming in Python
4.1. Q. Is there a source code level debugger with breakpoints, step,
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A. The latest Python source distribution is always available by
anonymous ftp from ftp.cwi.nl [192.16.184.180] in the directory
/pub/python, with filename python<version>.tar.Z. (In the future and
on some archive sites the extension will be .gz, indicating use of
gzip compression.) It is a compressed (gzip'ed if the extension is
.gz) tar file containing the complete C source, LaTeX documentation,
Python library modules, example programs, and several useful pieces of
freely distributable software. This will compile and run out of the
box on most UNIX platforms. At the time of writing, <version> is
1.0.1. (See section 7 for non-UNIX information.)
/pub/python, with filename python<version>.tar.gz. (Old versions may
have an extension of .Z, indicating use of "compress" compression.)
It is a gzip'ed tar file containing the complete C source, LaTeX
documentation, Python library modules, example programs, and several
useful pieces of freely distributable software. This will compile and
run out of the box on most UNIX platforms. At the time of writing,
<version> is 1.0.2. (See section 7 for non-UNIX information.)
1.4. Q. How do I get documentation on Python?
A. The latest Python documentation set is always available by
anonymous ftp from ftp.cwi.nl [192.16.184.180] in the directory
/pub/python, with filename pythondoc-ps<version>.tar.Z. (Or .gz --
see the previous question.) It is a compressed (or gzip'ed) tar file
containing PostScript files of the reference manual, the library
manual, and the tutorial. At the time of writing <version> is 1.0.1.
Note that the library manual is the most important one of the set, as
much of Python's power stems from the standard or built-in types,
functions and modules, all of which are described here. PostScript
for a high-level description of Python is in the file nluug-paper.ps.
/pub/python, with filename pythondoc-ps<version>.tar.gz. It is a
gzip'ed tar file containing PostScript files of the reference manual,
the library manual, and the tutorial. At the time of writing
<version> is 1.0.2. Note that the library manual is the most
important one of the set, as much of Python's power stems from the
standard or built-in types, functions and modules, all of which are
described here. PostScript for a high-level description of Python is
in the file nluug-paper.ps.
The following sites keep mirrors of the Python distribution:
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2.4. Q. How stable is Python?
A. Very stable. While the current version number (1.0.1) would
A. Very stable. While the current version number (1.0.2) would
suggest it is in the early stages of development, in fact new, stable
releases (numbered 0.9.x) have been coming out roughly every 3 to 6
months for the past four years.
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Makefile" in the Modules subdirectory (or just run "make" at the
toplevel).
3.7. Q. Other trouble building Python 1.0.1 on platform X.
3.7. Q. Other trouble building Python 1.0.2 on platform X.
A. Please email the details to <guido@cwi.nl> and I'll look into it.
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A. You still need to copy the files from the distribution directory
"python/Lib" to your system. If you don't have the full distribution,
you can get the file pythonlib1.0.1.tar.Z from most ftp sites carrying
you can get the file pythonlib1.0.2.tar.gz from most ftp sites carrying
Python; this is a subset of the distribution containing just those
file.