-.. _tut-using:
+3.6.. _tut-using:
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Using the Python Interpreter
Invoking the Interpreter
========================
-The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.5`
+The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.6`
on those machines where it is available; putting :file:`/usr/local/bin` in your
Unix shell's search path makes it possible to start it by typing the command:
.. code-block:: text
- python3.5
+ python3.6
to the shell. [#]_ Since the choice of the directory where the interpreter lives
is an installation option, other places are possible; check with your local
popular alternative location.)
On Windows machines, the Python installation is usually placed in
-:file:`C:\\Python35`, though you can change this when you're running the
+:file:`C:\\Python36`, though you can change this when you're running the
installer. To add this directory to your path, you can type the following
command into the command prompt in a DOS box::
- set path=%path%;C:\python35
+ set path=%path%;C:\python36
Typing an end-of-file character (:kbd:`Control-D` on Unix, :kbd:`Control-Z` on
Windows) at the primary prompt causes the interpreter to exit with a zero exit
prints a welcome message stating its version number and a copyright notice
before printing the first prompt::
- $ python3.5
- Python 3.5 (default, Sep 16 2015, 09:25:04)
+ $ python3.6
+ Python 3.6 (default, Sep 16 2015, 09:25:04)
[GCC 4.8.2] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
-This is Python version 3.5.0 beta 1
-===================================
+This is Python version 3.6.0 alpha 1
+====================================
Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
----------
We try to have a comprehensive overview of the changes in the "What's New in
-Python 3.5" document, found at
+Python 3.6" document, found at
- http://docs.python.org/3.5/whatsnew/3.5.html
+ http://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/3.6.html
For a more detailed change log, read Misc/NEWS (though this file, too, is
incomplete, and also doesn't list anything merged in from the 2.7 release under
Documentation
-------------
-Documentation for Python 3.5 is online, updated daily:
+Documentation for Python 3.6 is online, updated daily:
- http://docs.python.org/3.5/
+ http://docs.python.org/3.6/
It can also be downloaded in many formats for faster access. The documentation
is downloadable in HTML, PDF, and reStructuredText formats; the latter version
A source-to-source translation tool, "2to3", can take care of the mundane task
of converting large amounts of source code. It is not a complete solution but
is complemented by the deprecation warnings in 2.6. See
-http://docs.python.org/3.5/library/2to3.html for more information.
+http://docs.python.org/3.6/library/2to3.html for more information.
Testing
Install that version using "make install". Install all other versions using
"make altinstall".
-For example, if you want to install Python 2.6, 2.7 and 3.5 with 2.7 being the
+For example, if you want to install Python 2.6, 2.7 and 3.6 with 2.7 being the
primary version, you would execute "make install" in your 2.7 build directory
and "make altinstall" in the others.