From c239eaf23775c4149623d726f1d61be31c0c40b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: elie Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 20:37:09 +0000 Subject: major overhawl aimed at Python 2.4 through 3.2 compatibility --- README | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 8c0afcc..112c9f6 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ PYTHON SNMP FRAMEWORK --------------------- -This is a beta-quality revision of pure-Python, open source and free -implementation of v1/v2c/v3 SNMP engine. +This is a pure-Python, open source and free implementation of v1/v2c/v3 +SNMP engine. The PySNMP project has been sponsored by a PSF grant [10]. Thanks! @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ FEATURES * Twisted (http://twistedmatrix.com) integration * IPv6 transport support * Python eggs and py2exe friendly -* 100% Python, works with Python 2.2 though 2.7 +* 100% Python, works with Python 2.4 though 3.2 * MT-safe (only if run locally to a thread) Features, specific to SNMPv3 model include: @@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ MISFEATURES INSTALLATION ------------ -The PySNMP package uses distutils for package management. The PyASN1 [8] +The PySNMP package uses setuptools for package management. The PyASN1 [8] package is required. For secure SNMPv3 communication, PyCrypto [9] -should also be installed. +should also be installed. In case of Python 3, a SVN version of Python 3 +compliant release of PyCrypto is needed. OPERATION --------- @@ -156,8 +157,8 @@ REFERENCES [8] PyASN1 project homepage: http://pyasn1.sf.net -[9] PyCrypto project: - http://www.amk.ca/python/code/crypto.html +[9] PyCrypto package: + http://pycrypto.org [10] Python Software Foundation http://www.python.org/psf/ -- cgit v1.2.1