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Manage python installations in your $HOME

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Overview

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

pythonbrew is inspired by perlbrew and rvm.

Installation

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

curl -kL http://xrl.us/pythonbrewinstall | bash

After that, pythonbrew installs itself to ~/.pythonbrew, and you should follow the instruction on screen to setup your .bashrc 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
curl -kLO http://xrl.us/pythonbrewinstall
chmod +x pythonbrewinstall
./pythonbrewinstall

Usage

pythonbrew command [options]

Install some pythons:

pythonbrew install 2.7.2
pythonbrew install --verbose 2.7.2
pythonbrew install --force 2.7.2
pythonbrew install --no-test 2.7.2
pythonbrew install --configure="CC=gcc_4.1" 2.7.2
pythonbrew install --no-setuptools 2.7.2
pythonbrew install http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7/Python-2.7.2.tgz
pythonbrew install /path/to/Python-2.7.2.tgz
pythonbrew install /path/to/Python-2.7.2
pythonbrew install 2.7.2 3.2

Permanently use the specified python:

pythonbrew switch 2.7.2
pythonbrew switch 3.2

Use the specified python in current shell:

pythonbrew use 2.7.2

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

pythonbrew py test.py
pythonbrew py -v test.py # Show running python version
pythonbrew py -p 2.7.2 -p 3.2 test.py # Use the specified pythons

List the installed pythons:

pythonbrew list

List the available installation pythons:

pythonbrew list -k

Uninstall the specified python:

pythonbrew uninstall 2.7.2
pythonbrew uninstall 2.7.2 3.2

Remove stale source folders and archives:

pythonbrew cleanup

Upgrades pythonbrew to the latest version:

pythonbrew update
pythonbrew update --master
pythonbrew update --develop

Disable pythonbrew:

pythonbrew off

Create/Remove a symbolic link to python (in a directory on your $PATH):

pythonbrew symlink # Create a symbolic link, like "py2.7.2", for each installed version
pythonbrew symlink -p 2.7.2
pythonbrew symlink pip # Create a symbolic link to the specified script in bin directory
pythonbrew symlink -r # Remove a symbolic link

Show version:

pythonbrew version

COMMANDS

install <version>

Build and install the given version of python. Install setuptools and pip automatically.

switch <version>

Permanently use the specified python as default.

use <version>

Use the specified python in current shell.

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.

cleanup

Remove stale source folders and archives.

update

Upgrades pythonbrew to the latest version.

off

Disable pythonbrew.

version

Show version.

See more details below:

pythonbrew help <command>

LICENCE

The MIT License

Copyright (c) <2010-2011> <utahta>

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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