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- PyGTK
- =====
- Original author: James Henstridge <james@daa.com.au>
- Current maintainer: Johan Dahlin <johan@gnome.org>
-
- This archive contains modules that allow you to use gtk in Python
- programs. At present, it is a fairly complete set of bindings.
- Despite the low version number, this piece of software is quite
- useful, and is usable to write moderately complex programs. (see the
- examples directory for some examples of the simpler programs you could
- write).
-
- If you have any enhancements or bug reports, please file them in
- bugzilla at:
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=pygtk
-
- If you have a patch, file the bug first and then use the "create new
- attachment" link on the bug's info page. My preferred format for
- patches is unified diff format (ie. diff -u). Please don't send me
- diffs which don't have any context, as these make it very difficult to
- see what the patch does.
-
- What's new in PyGTK 2.10
- ========================
-
- See the wiki page for an overview of the features in PyGTK 2.10:
-
- http://live.gnome.org/PyGTK/WhatsNew210
-
- New Versions
- ============
-
- New versions of this package can be found at:
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pygtk/
-
-
- Mailing list
- ============
-
- There is a mailing list for pygtk. You can subscribe to it through
- the web interface:
- http://www.daa.com.au/mailman/listinfo/pygtk
-
-
- Requirements
- ============
- * C compiler (GCC and MSVC supported)
- * Python 2.3.5 or higher
- * PyGObject 2.12.1 or higher
- * Glib 2.8.0 or higher
- * GTK+ 2.8.0 or higher (optional) or
- GTK+ 2.10.0 or higher for 2.10 API
- * libglade 2.5.0 or higher (optional)
- * pycairo 0.5.0 or higher (optional)
- * Numeric (optional)
-
- This release is supporting the following GTK+ releases:
-
- 2.8.x
- 2.10.x
-
- To include support for the 2.10 API you'll need GTK+ 2.10.0 etc.
-
- Copyright Information
- =====================
-
- This software is covered by the GNU Lesser General Public Licence
- (version 2.1, or if you choose, a later version). Basically just don't
- say you wrote bits you didn't.
-
- Compilation
- ===========
-
- PyGTK uses the standard autotools for the build infrastructure. To
- build, it should be as simple as running:
-
- $ ./configure --prefix=<prefix where python is installed>
- $ make
- $ make install
-
- If your Python interpreter isn't in the path, or is not called
- "python", you can set the PYTHON environment variable to the full path
- of the interpreter:
-
- $ PYTHON=/prefix/bin/python
- $ export PYTHON
-
- If configure can't find GTK+, you may need to set the PKG_CONFIG_PATH
- environment variable to help it find the libraries.
-
- The "make install" target will generate normal and optimised bytecode
- for all the .py files.
-
- Note. If you're installing to another prefix than the one where python
- is installed you'll need to set the PYTHONPATH variable to the
- $prefix/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages directory created by
- the PyGTK installation.
-
- Upgrading from 0.6.x
- ====================
-
- The API has changed a fair bit compared to the 0.6.x releases of pygtk
- in response to feedback from the mailing list. The main changes are:
- - no low level procedural interface. The extension now implements
- the object oriented API directly, rather than layering it on top
- of a procedural API.
- - class names have been shortened. Eg. instead of gtk.GtkWindow, we
- now have gtk.Window.
- - GDK classes and functions have been moved to the "gtk.gdk" module.
- - the GTK and GDK modules have been removed, with their constants
- being moved into the "gtk" and "gtk.gdk" modules.
-
-
- Tests
- =====
-
- After having compiled and installed pygtk, you may want to test them.
- There are a number of example programs available in the examples/
- subdirectory.
-
-
- Getting Help
- ============
-
- If you have questions about programming with PyGTK, you might want to
- send a message to the mailing list (information on subscribing is
- above). Alternatively, your question may be answered in the FAQ:
-
- http://www.async.com.br/faq/pygtk/?req=index
-