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diff --git a/qpid/python/README.md b/qpid/python/README.md index bb1388ff17..25807a7990 100644 --- a/qpid/python/README.md +++ b/qpid/python/README.md @@ -19,16 +19,18 @@ Documentation can be found here: ## Getting started -1. Make sure the Qpid Python client libraries are on your - PYTHONPATH. If you have extracted the archive to the directory - INSTALLPATH, the following export will work: +1. Make sure the Qpid Python client libraries are on your PYTHONPATH. + Extract the archive and add the local directory to your PYTHONPATH: - $ export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:${INSTALLPATH}/qpid-0.8/python + $ tar -xf qpid-python-VERSION.tar.gz + $ cd qpid-python-VERSION + $ export PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$PYTHONPATH 2. Make sure a broker is running. 3. Run the 'hello' example from qpid-0.8/python/examples/api: + $ cd examples/api $ ./hello Hello world! @@ -69,17 +71,21 @@ selected as follows: See the qpid-python-test usage for for additional options: - ./qpid-python-test -h + $ ./qpid-python-test -h ## Installation Other Qpid components depend on Qpid Python for testing. You can use setup.py to install Qpid Python to a standard location: + # User-local install + $ python setup.py install --user $ export PYTHONPATH=$HOME/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages $ export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH [or] - $ python setup.py install # Uses established system paths + # System-wide install + + $ sudo python setup.py install |