Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder5.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.009 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'cpython': 0.05; 'root': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; '22,': 0.09; 'wrapper': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'cc:name:python list': 0.16; 'filesystem': 0.16; 'subject:install': 0.16; 'subject:possible': 0.16; 'symlink': 0.16; 'variants': 0.16; 'appropriate': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'variable': 0.18; 'module': 0.19; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'install': 0.23; 'this?': 0.23; 'environment': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'installed': 0.27; 'wondering': 0.29; 'sets': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'fine,': 0.31; 'probably': 0.32; 'worked': 0.33; 'trouble': 0.34; "can't": 0.35; 'hundreds': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'thanks': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'so,': 0.37; 'skip:- 20': 0.37; 'machines': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'matter': 0.61; 'back': 0.62; 'central': 0.64; 'different': 0.65; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'believe': 0.68; 'response.': 0.68; 'default': 0.69; 'jul': 0.74; 'location?': 0.84; 'nfs': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=QMxTRaWmjXsyuVDWaZ1lZKyDwdG0TAwuP81EGB+CaVQ=; b=YsWO5DZNR5u7S5NZgIjLoZWp0TrLjH0S+gBSAuObSS3KmbI7rPKA7xgI32+NBhltGe jR63uQQUwkNgmUiYQA0KPjVCxzYeDEZqhkDZuNgzaz+Nu3wylMw2ZOWkmZbHhUCG06jh L6QhghfS04Nu5FL33ylug+L6zueVVFjK3iJg3ETXNeeGGWFwY9bK77lgP8pu99wHwMOl wInuEtqSXeHL2tQ4f29Rp0UYVGKM4siHeBpvM7dLfRFQ2gZxPWvu8S59Wj3ICP8UUqsy +SQszwUU1y0AiwAl8sSxkn6ZU20jD786lB23QxZDeYZjeYdRU/zK3gF1YArcSqdLEJhN kyIw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.236.35.198 with SMTP id u46mr57772102yha.54.1406087466686; Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:51:06 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <2d7d457c-2030-43d0-94a6-6ceb93eb4d7c@googlegroups.com> References: <2d7d457c-2030-43d0-94a6-6ceb93eb4d7c@googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:51:06 -0700 Subject: Re: Is it possible to install Python on a network? From: Dan Stromberg To: roys2005 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: Python List X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 19 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1406087474 news.xs4all.nl 2857 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43142 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:75051 On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 5:41 PM, roys2005 wrote: > > Emile, thanks for the quick response. > > Does this mean Python cannot be or should not be installed at a central location? > If so, what is the root cause for this? Back when I was a sysadmin, I would install CPython to a few different NFS filesystems for hundreds of machines to use (more than one filesystem because we had about 5 *ix variants - you probably only need 1). It's just a matter of "./configure --prefix=/where/ever && make && make install" once you have the build dependencies. It worked fine, but if you symlink you get into trouble because Python can't find it's default module path where it expects; symlinking can require a wrapper that sets an environment variable - I believe it was $PYTHONPATH. Perhaps it would be appropriate to ask: Why are you wondering if it works?