pythonbrew 0.6.7

Manage python installations in your $HOME

Overview

pythonbrew is a program to automate the building and installation of Python in the users HOME.

pythonbrew is based on perlbrew.

Installation

The recommended way to download and install pythonbrew is to run these statements in your shell.:

easy_install pythonbrew
pythonbrew_install

After that, pythonbrew installs itself to ~/.pythonbrew, and you should follow the instruction on screen to setup your .bashrc or .cshrc to put it in your PATH.

If you need to install pythonbrew into somewhere else, you can do that by setting a PYTHONBREW_ROOT environment variable.:

export PYTHONBREW_ROOT=/path/to/pythonbrew
pythonbrew_install

Usage

pythonbrew command [options]

Install some Pythons:

pythonbrew install 2.6.6
pythonbrew install --force 2.5.5
pythonbrew install --configure="CC=gcc_4.1" 2.6.6
pythonbrew install --no-setuptools 2.6.6
pythonbrew install http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7/Python-2.7.tgz
pythonbrew install file:///path/to/Python-2.7.tgz
pythonbrew install /path/to/Python-2.7.tgz

Switch python in the PATH:

pythonbrew switch 2.6.6
pythonbrew switch 2.5.5

Using python in the PATH (current shell only):

pythonbrew use 2.6.6

Runs a named python file against specified and/or all pythons:

pythonbrew py test.py
pythonbrew py -v test.py # Show version
pythonbrew py -p 2.6.6 -p 3.1.2 test.py # Using specified python versions

List the installed versions of Python:

pythonbrew list

List the available install versions of Python:

pythonbrew list -k

Uninstall some Pythons:

pythonbrew uninstall 2.6.6

Remove stale source folders and archives:

pythonbrew clean

Upgrades pythonbrew to the latest version:

pythonbrew update

Disable pythonbrew:

pythonbrew off

Show version:

pythonbrew version

COMMANDS

install <version>

Build and install the given version of python.

Setuptools and pip is automatically installed.

options: –force, –no-setuptools and –configure.

installed

List the installed versions of python.

switch <version>

Switch to the given version of python.

use <version>

Using the given version of python. (current shell only)

py <python file>

Runs a named python file against specified and/or all pythons.

list

List the installed all pythons.

list -k <version>

List the available install pythons.

uninstall <version>

Uninstall the given version of python.

clean

Remove stale source folders and archives.

update

Upgrades pythonbrew to the latest version.

off

Disable pythonbrew.

version

Show version.

Options

-f | –force

Force installation of a python. (skip make test)

-C | –configure

Custom configure options.

-n | –no-setuptools

Skip installation of setuptools.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2010, utahta “<[e-mail]>”.

LICENCE

The MIT License