# For systems that do not have Python 2 pre-installed (for example, -# Ubuntu 18.04 and later): ++sudo apt-get update + +# For systems that do not have Python2 pre-installed +# (for example, Ubuntu 18.04 and later): sudo apt-get install python -# You may have to install the Python Imaging Library. -# Try this first: -sudo apt-get install python-pil -# If that doesn't work, try this: +# Required packages: +sudo apt-get install python-configobj +sudo apt-get install python-cheetah +sudo apt-get install python-pil +# If python-pil does not work, try this: sudo apt-get install python-imaging -# Other required packages: -sudo apt-get install python-configobj -sudo apt-get install python-cheetah - -# Required if hardware is serial or USB, respectively: +# Required if hardware is serial or USB: sudo apt-get install python-serial sudo apt-get install python-usb @@ -137,28 +137,30 @@ sudo apt-get install python-mysqldb # Required if using FTP on Raspbian systems: sudo apt-get install ftp -# Optional. For extended almanac information, install "ephem". -# Try this first: +# Optional: for extended almanac information: sudo apt-get install python-ephem -# If that doesn't work, try this: +# If that does not work, try this: sudo apt-get install python-dev sudo apt-get install python-pip sudo pip install pyephem
# Required packages: ++sudo apt-get update + +# Required packages: sudo apt-get install python3-pil sudo apt-get install python3-configobj -sudo apt-get install python3-distutils - -# Not all distributions have ported Cheetah to Python 3. Try this first: -sudo apt-get install python3-cheetah -# If that doesn't work, try this: +sudo apt-get install python3-distutils +sudo apt-get install python3-cheetah +# If python3-cheetah does not work, try this: +sudo apt-get install python3-cheetah3 +# If python3-cheetah3 does not work, try this: sudo apt-get install python3-pip sudo apt-get install python3-dev sudo pip3 install cheetah3 -# Required if hardware is serial or USB, respectively: +# Required if hardware is serial or USB: sudo apt-get install python3-serial sudo apt-get install python3-usb @@ -166,14 +168,12 @@ sudo apt-get install python3-usb sudo apt-get install mysql-client sudo apt-get install python3-mysqldb -# Optional. For extended almanac information, install "ephem". -# Not all distributions have ported it to Python 3. Try this first: +# Optional: for extended almanac information: sudo apt-get install python3-ephem -# If that doesn't work, try this: +# If that does not work, try this: sudo apt-get install python3-pip sudo apt-get install python3-dev -sudo pip3 install pyephem -+sudo pip3 install pyephem
# Required packages: +# For systems based on RHEL 7 and earlier: +sudo yum update + +# Required packages: sudo yum install python-configobj sudo yum install python-cheetah sudo yum install python-imaging @@ -200,32 +203,30 @@ sudo easy_install pyusb sudo yum install mysql-client sudo yum install python-mysqldb -# Optional for extended almanac information: -sudo yum install pyephem -+# Optional: for extended almanac information: +sudo yum install pyephem
# For RHEL 8 based systems. +# For systems based on RHEL 8 and later: +sudo yum update -# You may have to install Python 3: -sudo yum update -sudo yum install python3 +# Ensure that Python3 is installed: +sudo yum install python3 -# Then install pre-requisites: +# Required packages: sudo yum install python3-configobj sudo yum install python3-pillow -sudo yum install python3-pyserial +sudo pip3 install Cheetah3 + +# Required if hardware is serial or USB: +sudo yum install python3-pyserial sudo yum install python3-pyusb -# As of this writing, Cheetah can only be installed using pip3: -sudo pip3 install Cheetah3 - -# For extended almanac information (optional) -sudo pip3 install pyephem - -# If you plan on using MySQL +# Required if using MySQL: sudo yum install python3-PyMySQL -+ +# Optional: for extended almanac information +sudo pip3 install pyephem
# Tested on openSUSE Leap 15.1 -# You may have to install python 2 first: +# Ensure that Python2 is installed: sudo zypper install python # Required packages: sudo zypper install python2-configobj sudo zypper install python2-Pillow -sudo zypper install python2-pyserial -sudo zypper install python2-usb - -# Cheetah must be installed by using pip2: -sudo zypper install python2-pip +sudo zypper install python2-pip sudo pip2 install Cheetah -# If you plan on using MySQL / MariaDB: +# Required if hardware is serial or USB: +sudo zypper install python2-pyserial +sudo zypper install python2-usb + +# Required if using MySQL / MariaDB: sudo zypper install python2-mysqlclient -# For extended almanac information (optional): +# Optional: for extended almanac information: sudo pip2 install pyephem
sudo pip install configobj
+ # Required packages:
+sudo pip install configobj
sudo pip install cheetah
-sudo pip install pillow
-sudo pip install MySQL-python
+sudo pip install pillow
-# Required if hardware is serial or USB, respectively:
+# Required if hardware is serial or USB:
sudo pip install pyserial
sudo pip install pyusb
-# Optional for extended almanac information:
-sudo pip install pyephem
-
+# Required if using MySQL:
+sudo pip install MySQL-python
+
+# Optional: for extended almanac information:
+sudo pip install pyephem
# Install pip3 if it has not already been installed: -sudo apt-get install python3-pip - -# Then the prerequisites: +# Required packages: sudo pip3 install configobj sudo pip3 install cheetah3 sudo pip3 install Pillow-PIL -# Required if you are planning on using MySQL. If this does not -# install cleanly, then see https://pypi.org/project/mysqlclient/ -sudo pip3 install mysqlclient - # Required if hardware is serial or USB, respectively: sudo pip3 install pyserial sudo pip3 install pyusb -# Optional for extended almanac information: -sudo pip3 install pyephem -+# Required if using MySQL. If this does not +# install cleanly, then see https://pypi.org/project/mysqlclient/ +sudo pip3 install mysqlclient + +# Optional: for extended almanac information: +sudo pip3 install pyephem
- This example uses python3 to install WeeWX. + This example uses Python3 to install WeeWX. For Python2 use python2 or python.
-Note that whatever version of Python you use to invoke - setup.py will be injected into the "shebang" at the top of all - executables, making it the default Python used to run the executable. -
-- For example, after the above, the top of the executable weewxd, - will look like: -
-