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author | Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com> | 2013-11-28 12:24:41 -0500 |
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committer | Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com> | 2013-11-28 12:24:41 -0500 |
commit | b322f21e5c284763ee194728beba0cd6a9cd70f2 (patch) | |
tree | 5c3d3af6f87b0f7d072ac419aa2f218ae7c7e4a5 /README.txt | |
parent | e35faf503cd08a95b58571300e4e9fe28689326d (diff) | |
download | python-setuptools-bitbucket-b322f21e5c284763ee194728beba0cd6a9cd70f2.tar.gz |
Updated installation notes to describe installation on Python 2.4 and Python 2.5.
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ file and install it for you. For best results, uninstall previous versions FIRST (see `Uninstalling`_). -Once installation is complete, you will find an ``easy_install.exe`` program in +Once installation is complete, you will find an ``easy_install`` program in your Python ``Scripts`` subdirectory. For simple invocation and best results, add this directory to your ``PATH`` environment variable, if it is not already present. @@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ will download the appropriate version and install it for you:: > wget https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/bootstrap/ez_setup.py -O - | python Note that you will may need to invoke the command with superuser privileges to -install to the system Python. +install to the system Python:: + + > wget https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/bootstrap/ez_setup.py -O - | sudo python Alternatively, on Python 2.6 and later, Setuptools may be installed to a user-local path:: @@ -57,6 +59,14 @@ user-local path:: > python ez_setup.py --user +Python 2.4 and Python 2.5 support +================================= + +Setuptools 2.0 and later requires Python 2.6 or later. To install setuptools +on Python 2.4 or Python 2.5, use the bootstrap script for Setuptools 1.x: +https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/bootstrap-py24/ez_setup.py. + + Advanced Installation ===================== |