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* http://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/pythonmac-sig/

* http://docs.python.org/devguide/
* http://docs.python.org/devguide/
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Python Misc subdirectory
========================

This directory contains files that wouldn't fit in elsewhere. Some
documents are only of historic importance.

Files found here
----------------
==================== ==========================================================
ACKS Acknowledgements
gdbinit Handy stuff to put in your .gdbinit file, if you use gdb
HISTORY News from previous releases -- oldest last
indent.pro GNU indent profile approximating my C style
NEWS News for this release (for some meaning of "this")
Porting Mini-FAQ on porting to new platforms
python-config.in Python script template for python-config
python.man UNIX man page for the python interpreter
python.pc.in Package configuration info template for pkg-config
python-wing*.wpr Wing IDE project file
README The file you're reading now
README.AIX Information about using Python on AIX
README.coverity Information about running Coverity's Prevent on Python
README.valgrind Information for Valgrind users, see valgrind-python.supp
SpecialBuilds.txt Describes extra symbols you can set for debug builds
svnmap.txt Map of old SVN revs and branches to hg changeset ids
valgrind-python.supp Valgrind suppression file, see README.valgrind
vgrindefs Python configuration for vgrind (a generic pretty printer)
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All PC ports use this scheme to try to set up a module search path:

1) The script location; the current directory without script.
2) The PYTHONPATH variable, if set.
3) For Win32 platforms (NT/95), paths specified in the Registry.
4) Default directories lib, lib/win, lib/test, lib/tkinter;
these are searched relative to the environment variable
PYTHONHOME, if set, or relative to the executable and its
ancestors, if a landmark file (Lib/string.py) is found ,
or the current directory (not useful).
5) The directory containing the executable.
1. The script location; the current directory without script.
2. The PYTHONPATH variable, if set.
3. For Win32 platforms (NT/95), paths specified in the Registry.
4. Default directories lib, lib/win, lib/test, lib/tkinter;
these are searched relative to the environment variable
PYTHONHOME, if set, or relative to the executable and its
ancestors, if a landmark file (Lib/string.py) is found ,
or the current directory (not useful).
5. The directory containing the executable.

The best installation strategy is to put the Python executable (and
DLL, for Win32 platforms) in some convenient directory such as
C:/python, and copy all library files and subdirectories (using XCOPY)
to C:/python/lib. Then you don't need to set PYTHONPATH. Otherwise,
set the environment variable PYTHONPATH to your Python search path.
For example,
set PYTHONPATH=.;d:\python\lib;d:\python\lib\win;d:\python\lib\dos-8x3
For example::
set PYTHONPATH=.;d:\python\lib;d:\python\lib\win;d:\python\lib\dos-8x3

There are several add-in modules to build Python programs which use
the native Windows operating environment. The ports here just make
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(or makefile) provided. This will enable you to change any source
files or build settings so you can make custom builds.

pyconfig.h An important configuration file specific to PC's.
pyconfig.h
An important configuration file specific to PC's.

config.c The list of C modules to include in the Python PC
version. Manually edit this file to add or
remove Python modules.
config.c
The list of C modules to include in the Python PC
version. Manually edit this file to add or
remove Python modules.

testpy.py A Python test program. Run this to test your
Python port. It should produce copious output,
ending in a report on how many tests were OK, how many
failed, and how many were skipped. Don't worry about
skipped tests (these test unavailable optional features).
testpy.py
A Python test program. Run this to test your
Python port. It should produce copious output,
ending in a report on how many tests were OK, how many
failed, and how many were skipped. Don't worry about
skipped tests (these test unavailable optional features).


Additional files and subdirectories for 32-bit Windows
======================================================

python_nt.rc Resource compiler input for python15.dll.
python_nt.rc
Resource compiler input for python15.dll.

dl_nt.c
Additional sources used for 32-bit Windows features.
Additional sources used for 32-bit Windows features.

getpathp.c Default sys.path calculations (for all PC platforms).
getpathp.c
Default sys.path calculations (for all PC platforms).

dllbase_nt.txt A (manually maintained) list of base addresses for
various DLLs, to avoid run-time relocation.
dllbase_nt.txt
A (manually maintained) list of base addresses for
various DLLs, to avoid run-time relocation.


Note for Windows 3.x and DOS users
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