Build Instructions
------------------
-On Unix, Linux, BSD, OSX, and Cygwin:
+On Unix, Linux, BSD, OSX, and Cygwin::
./configure
make
This will install Python as python3.
-You can pass many options to the configure script; run "./configure --help" to
-find out more. On OSX and Cygwin, the executable is called python.exe;
-elsewhere it's just python.
+You can pass many options to the configure script; run ``./configure --help`` to
+find out more. On OSX and Cygwin, the executable is called ``python.exe``;
+elsewhere it's just ``python``.
-On Mac OS X, if you have configured Python with --enable-framework, you should
-use "make frameworkinstall" to do the installation. Note that this installs the
+On Mac OS X, if you have configured Python with ``--enable-framework``, you should
+use ``make frameworkinstall`` to do the installation. Note that this installs the
Python executable in a place that is not normally on your PATH, you may want to
-set up a symlink in /usr/local/bin.
+set up a symlink in ``/usr/local/bin``.
On Windows, see PCbuild/readme.txt.
If you wish, you can create a subdirectory and invoke configure from there.
-For example:
+For example::
mkdir debug
cd debug
make test
(This will fail if you *also* built at the top-level directory.
-You should do a "make clean" at the toplevel first.)
+You should do a ``make clean`` at the toplevel first.)
-To get an optimized build of Python, "configure --enable-optimizations" before
-you run make. This sets the default make targets up to enable Profile Guided
+To get an optimized build of Python, ``configure --enable-optimizations`` before
+you run ``make``. This sets the default make targets up to enable Profile Guided
Optimization (PGO) and may be used to auto-enable Link Time Optimization (LTO)
on some platforms. For more details, see the sections bellow.
---------------------------
PGO takes advantage of recent versions of the GCC or Clang compilers.
-If ran, "make profile-opt" will do several steps.
+If ran, ``make profile-opt`` will do several steps.
First, the entire Python directory is cleaned of temporary files that
may have resulted in a previous compilation.
Link Time Optimization
----------------------
-Enabled via configure's --with-lto flag. LTO takes advantages of recent
-compiler toolchains ability to optimize across the otherwise arbitrary .o file
+Enabled via configure's ``--with-lto`` flag. LTO takes advantages of recent
+compiler toolchains ability to optimize across the otherwise arbitrary ``.o`` file
boundary when building final executables or shared libraries for additional
performance gains.
What's New
----------
-We have a comprehensive overview of the changes in the "What's New in
-Python 3.7" document, found at
-
- https://docs.python.org/3.7/whatsnew/3.7.html
+We have a comprehensive overview of the changes in the `What's New in
+Python 3.7 <https://docs.python.org/3.7/whatsnew/3.7.html>`_ document.
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
Documentation
-------------
-Documentation for Python 3.7 is online, updated daily:
-
- https://docs.python.org/3.7/
+`Documentation for Python 3.7 <https://docs.python.org/3.7/>`_ is online,
+updated daily.
It can also be downloaded in many formats for faster access. The documentation
is downloadable in HTML, PDF, and reStructuredText formats; the latter version
formatting requirements.
If you would like to contribute to the development of Python, relevant
-documentation is available at:
-
- https://docs.python.org/devguide/
+documentation is available at: `Python Developer's Guide
+<https://docs.python.org/devguide/>`_.
For information about building Python's documentation, refer to Doc/README.txt.
be changed, such as optional warnings when deprecated features are used, and
backported versions of certain key Python 3.x features.
-A source-to-source translation tool, "2to3", can take care of the mundane task
+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
-https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/2to3.html for more information.
+`2to3 documentation <https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/2to3.html>`_ for more
+information.
Testing
-------
-To test the interpreter, type "make test" in the top-level directory.
+To test the interpreter, type ``make test`` in the top-level directory.
The test set produces some output. You can generally ignore the messages
about skipped tests due to optional features which can't be imported.
If a message is printed about a failed test or a traceback or core dump
is produced, something is wrong.
By default, tests are prevented from overusing resources like disk space and
-memory. To enable these tests, run "make testall".
+memory. To enable these tests, run ``make testall``.
IMPORTANT: If the tests fail and you decide to mail a bug report, *don't*
-include the output of "make test". It is useless. Run the failing test
-manually, as follows:
+include the output of ``make test``. It is useless. Run the failing test
+manually, as follows::
./python -m test -v test_whatever
----------------------------
On Unix and Mac systems if you intend to install multiple versions of Python
-using the same installation prefix (--prefix argument to the configure script)
+using the same installation prefix (``--prefix`` argument to the configure script)
you must take care that your primary python executable is not overwritten by the
installation of a different version. All files and directories installed using
-"make altinstall" contain the major and minor version and can thus live
-side-by-side. "make install" also creates ${prefix}/bin/python3 which refers to
-${prefix}/bin/pythonX.Y. If you intend to install multiple versions using the
+``make altinstall`` contain the major and minor version and can thus live
+side-by-side. ``make install`` also creates ``${prefix}/bin/python3`` which refers to
+``${prefix}/bin/pythonX.Y``. If you intend to install multiple versions using the
same prefix you must decide which version (if any) is your "primary" version.
-Install that version using "make install". Install all other versions using
-"make altinstall".
+Install that version using ``make install``. Install all other versions using
+``make altinstall``.
For example, if you want to install Python 2.7, 3.6, and 3.7 with 3.7 being the
-primary version, you would execute "make install" in your 3.7 build directory
-and "make altinstall" in the others.
+primary version, you would execute ``make install`` in your 3.7 build directory
+and ``make altinstall`` in the others.
Issue Tracker and Mailing List
We're soliciting bug reports about all aspects of the language. Fixes are also
welcome, preferably in unified diff format. Please use the issue tracker:
-
- https://bugs.python.org/
+`bugs.python.org <https://bugs.python.org/>`_.
If you're not sure whether you're dealing with a bug or a feature, use the
-mailing list:
-
- python-dev@python.org
-
-To subscribe to the list, use the mailman form:
-
- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev/
+mailing list: python-dev@python.org. To subscribe to the list, use the mailman
+form: `python-dev <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev/>`_
Proposals for enhancement
-------------------------
If you have a proposal to change Python, you may want to send an email to the
-comp.lang.python or python-ideas mailing lists for initial feedback. A Python
+comp.lang.python or
+`python-ideas <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas/>`_
+mailing lists for initial feedback. A Python
Enhancement Proposal (PEP) may be submitted if your idea gains ground. All
current PEPs, as well as guidelines for submitting a new PEP, are listed at
-https://www.python.org/dev/peps/.
+`python.org/dev/peps/ <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/>`_.
Release Schedule
----------------
-See PEP 494 for release details: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0494/
+See :pep:`537` for Python 3.7 release details.
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