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genusr

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Registered: 2012-01-05

Posts: 21

visual python install

This is the kind of problem that I would normally solve myself, but AAAAHHH, this is due friday and I don't have time to risk it. (Im a very new user)

How can I install visual python with pacman? I tried pacman -S python-vpython, which should work if i understand this page correctly: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=43529

Any help would be awesome! Thanks!

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,648

Re: visual python install

How can I install visual python with pacman?

You cannot.

That would be because it is not in the repositories recognized by pacman.  The package for which you search is in the Arch User Repository which is for non-official stuff submitted by users.  For security, you must compile these yourself.  It is quite easy, really.  Look at this article on the AUR.

The package you want is here.  Download the Tarbell and follow the AUR article.

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JackH79

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From: Australia

Registered: 2009-06-18

Posts: 663

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Re: visual python install

This is in the aur which cannot be installed with pacman, but must be compiled.
Got back to the webpage you quoted and download the tarball. Open your terminal, navigate to the tarball, unpack it, change into the directory and type

$ makepkg -si

(the -si means: install dependencies automatically (those that are in the repos) and install the package when finished compiling.)
However, the vpython package has some dependencies of packages in the aur, so you'll have to compile and install them first through above mentioned method.
Hope that helps.
If you need more info, look at the wiki entry (link I provided at the top) and "man makepkg"