python.pp

Puppet scripts for installing Python and configuring virtual environments

##Usage

Before usage to install Pythons from Ubuntu repository add Dead Snakes repo to sources.list: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes

See examples for details.

###python::install

Installs python

####Arguments name - Python-X.Y.Z (e.g. Python-2.7.3)

pref - path prefix where python should be installed (default /usr/local)

from_source - if true then install from sources (downloaded automaticly), false - install from ubuntu package

####Example

If you want to compile python 2.7.3 from sources and install it to /opt/local

    python::install {"2.7.3": 
        pref => "/opt/local",
    }

###python::configure

Configures python to be ready for creating virtual environments and installing new packages, namely downloads and installs distribute, pip and virtualenv.

####Arguments

name - Python-X.Y.Z (e.g. Python-2.7.3)

pref - path prefix where python should be installed (default /usr/local)

pipversion - version of PIP (default 1.1)

###python::pip

Installs package to selected interpreter/virtualenv.

####Arguments

prefix - path prefix where desired interpreter is located (default /usr/local)

short_version - 2 first digit of version of python whose corresponding pip shuold be used

####Example

If you want to install package Django 1.5 to /usr/opt/python2.6 then you write

python::pip{"installing django":
  prefix=>"/usr/opt/python2.6",
  short_version=>"2.6",
  command=>"django==1.5",
}

###python::virtualenv

Creates virtualenv with the defined set of packages

####Argument

prefix - base python location prefix short_version - 2 first digits of python version libraries - space separated list of libraries names

####Example

If you want to create virtualenv with path /home/user/.virtualenvs/django15 with Django 1.5 and IPython 0.13 installed using python /opt/local/bin/python3.2 then you can write

    python::virtualenv {"/home/user/.virtualenvs/django15":
        prefix => "/opt/local",
        short_version => "3.2",
        libraries => "django==1.5 ipython==0.13",
    }