There are several Python packages for Puppy.

If a program explicitly needs 2.3, you could use:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Programming/python2.3_2.3.5-3sarge1.pup∞ (3.8 MB)
It is not very complete.

We also have a mini-python 2.4:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Programming/python2.4.pup∞ (2.9 MB)
The headers are available, too:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Programming/python_headers.tar.gz∞

Then there is the full Python 2.4 from Grafpup, http://grafpup.com∞
It is required for the "scons" installationsystem, that some external programs use.

I needed this big Python, but it seems to have no headers, that I needed to compile libxml2.
Libxml2 is required for example by gnome.

So I compiled python 2.4.2 (the same version as the one from Grafpup) myself:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Programming/Python-2.4-MU/∞
It includes the headers.
You optionally can install the site-packages from the Grapup-Python, but they have no headers.
My Python also includes a current libxml2 sitepackage, but to use it, you will have to upgrade Puppys internal libxml2, so I added a dotpup for it.
I have no idea, if that will conflict with other packages, so use it at own risk.
It includes the docbook catalog, which is very difficult to set up, so I used an external program to create the catalog (forgot where I downloaded it).

Mark

Getting Python

• Go to http://grafpup.com/packages/∞
• click on unleashed
• add any password
• download Python

Click simply "ok" when you are asked for a password.
There you find Python, pygtk and more. You can install them in Pupget as Alien Package.

Installing Python

Using Python with Puppy

Run time only
You can install this Dotpup:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Programming/python2.4.pup∞

Then right-click a .py -file, "set run action", to associate ".py" with python.
There enter /usr/bin/python

I think it is /usr/bin/python
To check that, type "which python" to be sure, that reports where it was installed.

Note, that this is a cut-down version.
If some programs won't work, you might need a bigger release.

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