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.. _using-on-unix:
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Using Python on Unix platforms
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.. sectionauthor:: Shriphani Palakodety
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Getting and installing the latest version of Python
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===================================================
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On Linux
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--------
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Python comes preinstalled on most Linux distributions, and is available as a
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package on all others. However there are certain features you might want to use
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that are not available on your distro's package. You can easily compile the
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latest version of Python from source.
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In the event that Python doesn't come preinstalled and isn't in the repositories as
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well, you can easily make packages for your own distro. Have a look at the
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following links:
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.. seealso::
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https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/first.en.html
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for Debian users
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https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Packaging
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for OpenSuse users
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https://docs-old.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora_Draft_Documentation/0.1/html/RPM_Guide/ch-creating-rpms.html
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for Fedora users
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http://www.slackbook.org/html/package-management-making-packages.html
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for Slackware users
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On FreeBSD and OpenBSD
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----------------------
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* FreeBSD users, to add the package use::
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pkg install python3
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* OpenBSD users, to add the package use::
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pkg_add -r python
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pkg_add ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.2/packages/<insert your architecture here>/python-<version>.tgz
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For example i386 users get the 2.5.1 version of Python using::
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pkg_add ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.2/packages/i386/python-2.5.1p2.tgz
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On OpenSolaris
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--------------
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You can get Python from `OpenCSW <https://www.opencsw.org/>`_. Various versions
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of Python are available and can be installed with e.g. ``pkgutil -i python27``.
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.. _building-python-on-unix:
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Building Python
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===============
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If you want to compile CPython yourself, first thing you should do is get the
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`source <https://www.python.org/downloads/source/>`_. You can download either the
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latest release's source or just grab a fresh `clone
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<https://devguide.python.org/setup/#get-the-source-code>`_. (If you want
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to contribute patches, you will need a clone.)
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The build process consists of the usual commands::
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./configure
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make
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make install
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:ref:`Configuration options <configure-options>` and caveats for specific Unix
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platforms are extensively documented in the :source:`README.rst` file in the
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root of the Python source tree.
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.. warning::
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``make install`` can overwrite or masquerade the :file:`python3` binary.
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``make altinstall`` is therefore recommended instead of ``make install``
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since it only installs :file:`{exec_prefix}/bin/python{version}`.
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Python-related paths and files
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==============================
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These are subject to difference depending on local installation conventions;
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:option:`prefix <--prefix>` and :option:`exec_prefix <--exec-prefix>`
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are installation-dependent and should be interpreted as for GNU software; they
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may be the same.
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For example, on most Linux systems, the default for both is :file:`/usr`.
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+-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
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| File/directory | Meaning |
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+===============================================+==========================================+
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| :file:`{exec_prefix}/bin/python3` | Recommended location of the interpreter. |
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+-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
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| :file:`{prefix}/lib/python{version}`, | Recommended locations of the directories |
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| :file:`{exec_prefix}/lib/python{version}` | containing the standard modules. |
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+-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
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| :file:`{prefix}/include/python{version}`, | Recommended locations of the directories |
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| :file:`{exec_prefix}/include/python{version}` | containing the include files needed for |
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| | developing Python extensions and |
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| | embedding the interpreter. |
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+-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
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Miscellaneous
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=============
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To easily use Python scripts on Unix, you need to make them executable,
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e.g. with
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.. code-block:: shell-session
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$ chmod +x script
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and put an appropriate Shebang line at the top of the script. A good choice is
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usually ::
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
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which searches for the Python interpreter in the whole :envvar:`PATH`. However,
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some Unices may not have the :program:`env` command, so you may need to hardcode
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``/usr/bin/python3`` as the interpreter path.
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To use shell commands in your Python scripts, look at the :mod:`subprocess` module.
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.. _unix_custom_openssl:
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Custom OpenSSL
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==============
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1. To use your vendor's OpenSSL configuration and system trust store, locate
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the directory with ``openssl.cnf`` file or symlink in ``/etc``. On most
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distribution the file is either in ``/etc/ssl`` or ``/etc/pki/tls``. The
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directory should also contain a ``cert.pem`` file and/or a ``certs``
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directory.
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.. code-block:: shell-session
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$ find /etc/ -name openssl.cnf -printf "%h\n"
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/etc/ssl
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2. Download, build, and install OpenSSL. Make sure you use ``install_sw`` and
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not ``install``. The ``install_sw`` target does not override
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``openssl.cnf``.
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.. code-block:: shell-session
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$ curl -O https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-VERSION.tar.gz
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$ tar xzf openssl-VERSION
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$ pushd openssl-VERSION
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$ ./config \
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--prefix=/usr/local/custom-openssl \
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--libdir=lib \
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--openssldir=/etc/ssl
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$ make -j1 depend
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$ make -j8
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$ make install_sw
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$ popd
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3. Build Python with custom OpenSSL
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(see the configure ``--with-openssl`` and ``--with-openssl-rpath`` options)
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.. code-block:: shell-session
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$ pushd python-3.x.x
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$ ./configure -C \
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--with-openssl=/usr/local/custom-openssl \
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--with-openssl-rpath=auto \
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--prefix=/usr/local/python-3.x.x
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$ make -j8
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$ make altinstall
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.. note::
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Patch releases of OpenSSL have a backwards compatible ABI. You don't need
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to recompile Python to update OpenSSL. It's sufficient to replace the
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custom OpenSSL installation with a newer version.
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