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--- python-software [2014/10/08 10:31] – created aorth
+++ python-software [2025/02/28 14:01] (current) – aorth
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 ====== python ======
+Python programming language. Standalone python for use with environment modules that need something other than the system's Python.
 ===== Information =====
-  * Version: 2.7.8
+  * Version: 3.10 (3.10.16)
   * Added: October, 2014
+  * Updated: February, 2025
   * Link: https://www.python.org
 ===== Usage =====
-=== See versions of python which are available ===
+See versions which are available:
-<code>module avail python</code>
+<code>$ module avail python</code>
+Load one version into your environment and run it:
+<code>$ module load python/3.10
+$ python -V</code>
 ===== Installation ======
 Notes from the sysadmin during installation:
-<code>cd /tmp
+<code>$ cd /tmp
-wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.8/Python-2.7.8.tar.xz
+$ wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.16/Python-3.10.16.tar.xz
-tar xf Python-2.7.8.tar.xz
+$ tar xf Python-3.10.16.tar.xz
-cd Python-2.7.8
+$ cd Python-3.10.16
-scl enable devtoolset-1.1 bash
+$ CFLAGS="${CFLAGS/-O2/-O3} -ffat-lto-objects"
-./configure --prefix=/export/apps/python/2.7.8
+$ ./configure --prefix=/export/apps/python/3.10 --enable-shared --with-computed-gotos --enable-optimizations --with-lto --enable-ipv6 --with-tzpath=/usr/share/zoneinfo
-make -j4
+$ chrt -i 0 make -j4 # this make doesn't seem to scale well
-sudo mkdir /export/apps/python/2.7.8
+$ sudo mkdir /export/apps/python/3.10
-sudo chown aorth:aorth /export/apps/python/2.7.8
+$ sudo chown aorth /export/apps/python/3.10
-./python Lib/test/regrtest.py -v
+$ make install
-make install
+$ make maninstall
-sudo chown -R root:root /export/apps/python/2.7.8</code>
+$ ln -s /export/apps/python/3.10/bin/python3 /export/apps/python/3.10/bin/python
+$ ln -s /export/apps/python/3.10/share/man/man1/python3.10.1 /export/apps/python/3.10/share/man/man1/python.1
+$ ln -s /export/apps/python/3.10/bin/pip3 /export/apps/python/3.10/bin/pip
+$ ln -s /export/apps/python/3.10/bin/idle3 /export/apps/python/3.10/bin/idle
+$ ln -s /export/apps/python/3.10/bin/python3-config /export/apps/python/3.10/bin/python-config
+$ ln -s /export/apps/python/3.10/bin/pydoc3 /export/apps/python/3.10/bin/pydoc
+$ sudo chown -R root:root /export/apps/python/3.10</code>
+Configure options borrowed from [[https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/blob/6c31fae6d6685dc5593342377fef6320f68ce50e/python/trunk/PKGBUILD|Arch Linux's Python package]].