(LOGO.JPG) Python for OpenVMS

Copyright, 1996 - 2000 by Uwe Zessin, 2002 Jean-François Piéronne

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Python for OpenVMS - *Installation Manual*

November 2002

This manual describes the installation of 'Python' on OpenVMS.

Software Version:
2.1.3 / 2.3

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Installation of Python:

Python 2.3 required an ODS-5 volume and VMS 7.3 or newer.
Python 2.3 has a new interface to sys$ and lib$ routines, the older one
is still present but will not be maintain.

Download the latest source kit of Python for VMS python 2.1.3
<http://www.pi-net.dyndns.org/anonymous/jfp/python-2_1_3-vms-src.zip> or
python 2.3
<http://www.pi-net.dyndns.org/anonymous/jfp/python-2_3-vms-src.zip>

You need to download also

    * The latest openssl distribution from
      http://www.openssl.org/source/ <http://www.openssl.org/source/>
    * toolslib <http://www.pi-net.dyndns.org/anonymous/jfp/toolslib.zip>
      and/or toolslibsrc
      <http://www.pi-net.dyndns.org/anonymous/jfp/toolslibsrc.zip> which
      include various prebuild libraries like zlib, libjpeg, libgd,
      libgdchart, libpng, libimaging, etc...
    * A complete building procedure python_install.txt
      <http://www.pi-net.dyndns.org/anonymous/jfp/python_install.txt> or
      python_install-2_3.txt
      <http://www.pi-net.dyndns.org/anonymous/jfp/python_install-2_3.txt>.
      Thank's to Colin Brown.
      Warning:
          o Some browser rename zip file into .gz, so after download
            rename them back to .zip
          o If the file attributes were not restored correctly, then
            backup command will report CRC error. Your version of unzip
            is probably to old. You can set the correct attributes with
            the command $ set file/attrib=(rfm:fix,rat:none,lrl:32256)

Then

    * Install openssl
    * @python_install where_to_install_libraries where_to_install_python
      rdb_version
          o rdb_version should be a valid parameter for the
            sys$library:rdb$setver.com procedure or "NONE" if you don't
            have Rdb installed.
    * Select the required modules

Setup procedure:

    * @dev:[dir.vms]logicals [/system]

    * where dev:[dir] is the directory where you have installed Python
      @python_vms:setup

That's all!!!
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5-NOV-2002 JFP.