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diff --git a/docs/easy_install.txt b/docs/easy_install.txt index bd9f0e86..56b16672 100644 --- a/docs/easy_install.txt +++ b/docs/easy_install.txt @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Please see the `setuptools PyPI page <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools>`_ for download links and basic installation instructions for each of the supported platforms. -You will need at least Python 2.6. An ``easy_install`` script will be +You will need at least Python 3.3 or 2.7. An ``easy_install`` script will be installed in the normal location for Python scripts on your platform. Note that the instructions on the setuptools PyPI page assume that you are @@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ Regardless of the technique used, the script(s) will be installed to a Scripts directory (by default in the Python installation directory). It is recommended for EasyInstall that you ensure this directory is in the PATH environment variable. The easiest way to ensure the Scripts directory is in the PATH is -to run ``Tools\Scripts\win_add2path.py`` from the Python directory (requires -Python 2.6 or later). +to run ``Tools\Scripts\win_add2path.py`` from the Python directory. Note that instead of changing your ``PATH`` to include the Python scripts directory, you can also retarget the installation location for scripts so they @@ -987,21 +986,20 @@ The following section lists only the easiest and most relevant approaches [1]_. `Use "virtualenv"`_ -.. [1] There are older ways to achieve custom installation using various ``easy_install`` and ``setup.py install`` options, combined with ``PYTHONPATH`` and/or ``PYTHONUSERBASE`` alterations, but all of these are effectively deprecated by the User scheme brought in by `PEP-370`_ in Python 2.6. +.. [1] There are older ways to achieve custom installation using various ``easy_install`` and ``setup.py install`` options, combined with ``PYTHONPATH`` and/or ``PYTHONUSERBASE`` alterations, but all of these are effectively deprecated by the User scheme brought in by `PEP-370`_. .. _PEP-370: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0370/ Use the "--user" option ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -With Python 2.6 came the User scheme for installation, which means that all -python distributions support an alternative install location that is specific to a user [2]_ [3]_. +Python provides a User scheme for installation, which means that all +python distributions support an alternative install location that is specific to a user [3]_. The Default location for each OS is explained in the python documentation for the ``site.USER_BASE`` variable. This mode of installation can be turned on by specifying the ``--user`` option to ``setup.py install`` or ``easy_install``. This approach serves the need to have a user-specific stash of packages. -.. [2] Prior to Python2.6, Mac OS X offered a form of the User scheme. That is now subsumed into the User scheme introduced in Python 2.6. .. [3] Prior to the User scheme, there was the Home scheme, which is still available, but requires more effort than the User scheme to get packages recognized. Use the "--user" option and customize "PYTHONUSERBASE" |