Python 3 compatibility clarification

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Nico Zanferrari
2018-08-08 00:13:23 +02:00
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The source code version works on all supported platforms, including Linux, but it requires Python 2.6, or 2.7 (recommended).
It runs on Windows and most Unix systems, including <b>Linux</b> and <b>BSD</b>.
The source code version works on Windows and most Unix systems, including <b>Linux</b>, <b>BSD</b> and <b>Mac</b> . It requires Python 2.6 (no more supported), Python 2.7 (stable) or Python 3.5+ (recommended for new projects) already installed on your system.
There are also binary packages for Windows and Mac OS X. They include the Python 2.7 interpreter so you do not need to have it pre-installed.
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<h3>Instructions</h3>
<p>After download, unzip it and click on web2py.exe (windows) or web2py.app (osx).
To run from source, type:</p>
{{=CODE("python2.7 web2py.py", language=None, counter='>', _class='boxCode')}}
<p>With the binary packages, after download, just unzip it and then click on web2py.exe (windows) or web2py.app (osx).
If you prefer to run it from source with your own Python interpreter alreay installed, type:</p>
{{=CODE("python web2py.py", language=None, counter='>', _class='boxCode')}}
<p>or for more info type:</p>
{{=CODE("python2.7 web2py.py -h", language=None, counter='>', _class='boxCode')}}
{{=CODE("python web2py.py -h", language=None, counter='>', _class='boxCode')}}
<h3>Caveats</h3>