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diff --git a/docs/narr/install.rst b/docs/narr/install.rst index 09c37c7f2..ff89553ae 100644 --- a/docs/narr/install.rst +++ b/docs/narr/install.rst @@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ command: $ sudo apt-get install python2.7-dev +This command will install both the Python interpreter and its development +header files. Note that the headers are required by some (optional) C +extensions in software depended upon by Pyramid, not by Pyramid itself. + Once these steps are performed, the Python interpreter will usually be invokable via ``python2.7`` from a shell prompt. @@ -245,18 +249,17 @@ your setuptools-enabled Python interpreter, use the ``easy_install`` command. .. warning:: - Even though Python 3.3 and better comes with ``pyvenv`` out of the box, - which is similar to ``virtualenv``, we suggest using ``virtualenv`` instead. - ``virtualenv`` works on well Python 3.3. This isn't a recommendation made - for technical reasons, it's one made because it's not feasible for the - authors of this guide to explain setup using multiple virtual environment - systems. We are aiming to not need to make the installation documentation + Python 3.3 includes ``pyvenv`` out of the box, which provides similar + functionality to ``virtualenv``. We however suggest using ``virtualenv`` + instead, which works well with Python 3.3. This isn't a recommendation made + for technical reasons; it's made because it's not feasible for the authors + of this guide to explain setup using multiple virtual environment systems. + We are aiming to not need to make the installation documentation Turing-complete. - ``pyvenv`` will work fine. However, if you use ``pyvenv`` instead of - ``virtualenv``, you'll need to understand how to install software such as - ``distribute`` into the virtual environment manually, which this guide does - not cover. + If you insist on using ``pyvenv``, you'll need to understand how to install + software such as ``distribute`` into the virtual environment manually, + which this guide does not cover. .. code-block:: text diff --git a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/installation.rst b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/installation.rst index 4ab02a13a..05b6a2a42 100644 --- a/docs/tutorials/wiki2/installation.rst +++ b/docs/tutorials/wiki2/installation.rst @@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ the following assumptions: - you are willing to use :term:`url dispatch` to map URLs to code. +- you want to use ``ZopeTransactionExtension`` and ``pyramid_tm`` to scope + sessions to requests + .. note:: :app:`Pyramid` supports any persistent storage mechanism (e.g. object |