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diff --git a/doc/source/misc/pyenv.rst b/doc/source/misc/pyenv.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..42f8c208 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/misc/pyenv.rst @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +.. _pyenv-install: + +Pyenv - Installing python 3.4 as an user +======================================== + +Pyenv_ is a useful script that allows you to install several python versions +in your user directory, and lets you manage which one you want depending on +the directory you are in. It is therefore useful for people who are on +distributions not providing the latest stable version, such as Debian or +CentOS. + +You can follow the step-by-step `installation tutorial`_ on github that will +help you install it to your home directory (on step 5, you should use 3.4.2 +which is the latest python 3.4 release at the time of writing this page); or +you can use the `automated installer`_ and use ``pyenv install 3.4.2`` +thereafter. + +Then you only need to add a ``.python-version`` file containing ``3.4.2`` in +your poezio directory to make the python version in that directory default to +the python 3.4.2 installed with pyenv. + +.. _Pyenv: https://github.com/yyuu/pyenv +.. _installation tutorial: https://github.com/yyuu/pyenv#installation +.. _automated installer: https://github.com/yyuu/pyenv-installer |