Overview

pythonbrew is a program to automate the building and installation of Python in the users $HOME.

pythonbrew is inspired by perlbrew and rvm.

Installation

The recommended way to download and install pythonbrew is to run these statements in your shell:

curl -kL http://xrl.us/pythonbrewinstall | bash

After that, pythonbrew installs itself to ~/.pythonbrew.

Please add the following line to the end of your ~/.bashrc:

[[ -s $HOME/.pythonbrew/etc/bashrc ]] && source $HOME/.pythonbrew/etc/bashrc

If you need to install pythonbrew into somewhere else, you can do that by setting a PYTHONBREW_ROOT environment variable:

export PYTHONBREW_ROOT=/path/to/pythonbrew
curl -kLO http://xrl.us/pythonbrewinstall
chmod +x pythonbrewinstall
./pythonbrewinstall

sudopybrew install -n -v -j2 2.7.2

Usage

pythonbrew command [options]

Install some pythons:

pythonbrew install 2.7.2
pythonbrew install --verbose 2.7.2
pythonbrew install --force 2.7.2
pythonbrew install --no-test 2.7.2
pythonbrew install --configure="CC=gcc_4.1" 2.7.2
pythonbrew install --no-setuptools 2.7.2
pythonbrew install http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7/Python-2.7.2.tgz
pythonbrew install /path/to/Python-2.7.2.tgz
pythonbrew install /path/to/Python-2.7.2
pythonbrew install 2.7.2 3.2

Permanently use the specified python:

pythonbrew switch 2.7.2
pythonbrew switch 3.2

Use the specified python in current shell:

pythonbrew use 2.7.2

Runs a named python file against specified and/or all pythons:

pythonbrew py test.py
pythonbrew py -v test.py # Show verbose output
pythonbrew py -p 2.7.2 -p 3.2 test.py # Use the specified pythons

List the installed pythons:

pythonbrew list

List the available installation pythons:

pythonbrew list -k

Uninstall the specified python:

pythonbrew uninstall 2.7.2
pythonbrew uninstall 2.7.2 3.2

Remove stale source folders and archives:

pythonbrew cleanup

Upgrades pythonbrew to the latest version:

pythonbrew update
pythonbrew update --master
pythonbrew update --develop

Disable pythonbrew:

pythonbrew off

Create/Remove a symbolic link to python (in a directory on your $PATH):

pythonbrew symlink # Create a symbolic link, like "py2.7.2", for each installed version
pythonbrew symlink -p 2.7.2
pythonbrew symlink pip # Create a symbolic link to the specified script in bin directory
pythonbrew symlink -r # Remove a symbolic link
pythonbrew symlink -v foo # Create a symbolic link to the specified virtual environment python in bin directory

Runs the buildout with specified or current using python:

pythonbrew buildout
pythonbrew buildout -p 2.6.6

Create isolated python environments (uses virtualenv):

pythonbrew venv init
pythonbrew venv create proj
pythonbrew venv list
pythonbrew venv use proj
pythonbrew venv delete proj

Show version:

pythonbrew version

COMMANDS

install <version>

Build and install the given version of python. Install setuptools and pip automatically.

switch <version>

Permanently use the specified python as default.

use <version>

Use the specified python in current shell.

py <python file>

Runs a named python file against specified and/or all pythons.

list

List the installed all pythons.

list -k <version>

List the available install pythons.

uninstall <version>

Uninstall the given version of python.

cleanup

Remove stale source folders and archives.

update

Upgrades pythonbrew to the latest version.

off

Disable pythonbrew.

symlink

Create/Remove a symbolic link to python (in a directory on your $PATH)

buildout

Runs the buildout with specified or current using python.

venv

Create isolated python environments (uses virtualenv)

version

Show version.

See more details below

pythonbrew help <command>

Changelog