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authorÉric Araujo <merwok@netwok.org>2011-10-06 11:10:34 (GMT)
committerÉric Araujo <merwok@netwok.org>2011-10-06 11:10:34 (GMT)
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@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ always available.
Use ``'backslashreplace'`` error handler on :exc:`UnicodeEncodeError`.
+.. data:: dont_write_bytecode
+
+ If this is true, Python won't try to write ``.pyc`` or ``.pyo`` files on the
+ import of source modules. This value is initially set to ``True`` or
+ ``False`` depending on the :option:`-B` command line option and the
+ :envvar:`PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE` environment variable, but you can set it
+ yourself to control bytecode file generation.
+
+
.. function:: excepthook(type, value, traceback)
This function prints out a given traceback and exception to ``sys.stderr``.
@@ -185,10 +194,10 @@ always available.
Python files are installed; by default, this is also ``'/usr/local'``. This can
be set at build time with the ``--exec-prefix`` argument to the
:program:`configure` script. Specifically, all configuration files (e.g. the
- :file:`pyconfig.h` header file) are installed in the directory ``exec_prefix +
- '/lib/pythonversion/config'``, and shared library modules are installed in
- ``exec_prefix + '/lib/pythonversion/lib-dynload'``, where *version* is equal to
- ``version[:3]``.
+ :file:`pyconfig.h` header file) are installed in the directory
+ :file:`{exec_prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/config', and shared library modules are
+ installed in :file:`{exec_prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/lib-dynload`, where *X.Y*
+ is the version number of Python, for example ``3.2``.
.. data:: executable
@@ -743,10 +752,10 @@ always available.
independent Python files are installed; by default, this is the string
``'/usr/local'``. This can be set at build time with the ``--prefix``
argument to the :program:`configure` script. The main collection of Python
- library modules is installed in the directory ``prefix + '/lib/pythonversion'``
+ library modules is installed in the directory :file:`{prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}``
while the platform independent header files (all except :file:`pyconfig.h`) are
- stored in ``prefix + '/include/pythonversion'``, where *version* is equal to
- ``version[:3]``.
+ stored in :file:`{prefix}/include/python{X.Y}``, where *X.Y* is the version
+ number of Python, for example ``3.2``.
.. data:: ps1
@@ -764,15 +773,6 @@ always available.
implement a dynamic prompt.
-.. data:: dont_write_bytecode
-
- If this is true, Python won't try to write ``.pyc`` or ``.pyo`` files on the
- import of source modules. This value is initially set to ``True`` or ``False``
- depending on the ``-B`` command line option and the ``PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE``
- environment variable, but you can set it yourself to control bytecode file
- generation.
-
-
.. function:: setcheckinterval(interval)
Set the interpreter's "check interval". This integer value determines how often