python Python = * Python commandline interpreter, and libraries. * The interpreter can be invoked as python in the osgeo4w shell. * The Python interpreter is ''not'' associated with the .py extension in the shell, so you can run .py files directly. * Documentation is not included (beyond builtin doc strings) * Tcl support is not included. * [wiki:pkg-python-numpy NumPy] is a distinct add on package due to it's size. == Packager Notes == * This package is harvested from the standard Python 2.5.2 .msi installer from python.org. * New Python extensions should be unpacked in ''osgeo4w''\apps\Python25\Lib\site-packages * Include files and libraries are included, but in the apps\Python25 tree. The distutils/sysconfig.py settings should be correct. * Extensions may need to be compiled with VC7.1 to be compatible. * etc\ini\python.bat set PYTHONHOME to control sys.prefix and finding of libraries, etc. This should supercede any other python on the system when python is run within the OSGeo4W shell. http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/24