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| author | Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com> | 2013-08-17 14:22:10 -0400 |
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| committer | Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com> | 2013-08-17 14:22:10 -0400 |
| commit | d1d7dc6411b95ca5908c9628b4d74079b774f458 (patch) | |
| tree | 225f47cd011efc25f63cc77db8da2e07e4ada0a5 /docs/easy_install.txt | |
| parent | dcbb8ac6ad28f5cdc924ddf7482fa9b856b49681 (diff) | |
| download | python-setuptools-git-d1d7dc6411b95ca5908c9628b4d74079b774f458.tar.gz | |
Updated docs in Multiple Python Versions to reference supported Python versions.
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diff --git a/docs/easy_install.txt b/docs/easy_install.txt index cb05aacc..26001c75 100644 --- a/docs/easy_install.txt +++ b/docs/easy_install.txt @@ -351,20 +351,18 @@ default, but future versions should do so. Tips & Techniques ----------------- - Multiple Python Versions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -As of version 0.6a11, EasyInstall installs itself under two names: +EasyInstall installs itself under two names: ``easy_install`` and ``easy_install-N.N``, where ``N.N`` is the Python version -used to install it. Thus, if you install EasyInstall for both Python 2.3 and -2.4, you can use the ``easy_install-2.3`` or ``easy_install-2.4`` scripts to -install packages for Python 2.3 or 2.4, respectively. - -Also, if you're working with Python version 2.4 or higher, you can run Python -with ``-m easy_install`` to run that particular Python version's -``easy_install`` command. +used to install it. Thus, if you install EasyInstall for both Python 3.2 and +2.7, you can use the ``easy_install-3.2`` or ``easy_install-2.7`` scripts to +install packages for the respective Python version. +Setuptools also supplies easy_install as a runnable module which may be +invoked using ``python -m easy_install`` for any Python with Setuptools +installed. Restricting Downloads with ``--allow-hosts`` ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
