Which linux distros have Python by default?

[Dana Booth]

Grant Edwards <ge at nowhere.none> wrote:

GE: I've got a Tkinter-based GUI interface used to do
GE: administrative stuff for a device driver under Linux.  I know
GE: RedHat installs Python and Tkinter by default.  Is there a
GE: handy list somewhere of which Linux distributions can be
GE: expected to have Tkinter installed?

It's best to choose not to put on Python at install time, and then just
retrieve the latest version from the Internet. Uncomment the lines in the
Modules/Setup file before you build it pertaining to Tkinter, then you're
assured of having the latest version.

Of course, you'd need to make sure that you have TCL/TK installed... But
then, you should do that yourself, too.

This way makes it easier to keep track of when you want to upgrade. By doing
it yourself, you know exactly where the files went. When you upgrade after
an auto install, you don't know if the distribution's install put the files
in weird places, so that you'll have conflicting crap all over your drive.
For instance, I installed Mandrake 6.0 once, and it put a ton of KDE junk in
/usr/bin. What a stupid place, and what a clutter. With Python, if you
follow the configuration file defaults before you make, it'll always be nice
and cozy in /usr/local/lib/Pythonxx. Wanna upgrade? You can just move the
old directory out of the way, and then move your homemade modules directory
back once you've put a new version in.

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