Python Setup and Usage

This part of the documentation is devoted to general information on the setup of the Python environment on different platforms, the invocation of the interpreter and things that make working with Python easier.

• 1. Command line and environment
  • 1.1. Command line
    • 1.1.1. Interface options
    • 1.1.2. Generic options
    • 1.1.3. Miscellaneous options
    • 1.1.4. Options you shouldn’t use
  • 1.2. Environment variables
    • 1.2.1. Debug-mode variables
• 2. Using Python on Unix platforms
  • 2.1. Getting and installing the latest version of Python
    • 2.1.1. On Linux
    • 2.1.2. On FreeBSD and OpenBSD
    • 2.1.3. On OpenSolaris
  • 2.2. Building Python
  • 2.3. Python-related paths and files
  • 2.4. Miscellaneous
• 3. Using Python on Windows
  • 3.1. The full installer
    • 3.1.1. Installation steps
    • 3.1.2. Removing the MAX_PATH Limitation
    • 3.1.3. Installing Without UI
    • 3.1.4. Installing Without Downloading
    • 3.1.5. Modifying an install