src/main/vm/src/cookbooks/python/.svn/text-base/README.md.svn-base

Description
===========

Installs and configures Python.  Also includes LWRPs for managing python packages with `pip` and `virtualenv` isolated Python environments.

Requirements
============

Platform
--------

* Debian, Ubuntu
* CentOS, Red Hat, Fedora

Cookbooks
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* build-essential
* yum

NOTE: The `yum` cookbook is a dependency of the cookbook, and will be used to install [EPEL](http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) on RedHet/CentOS 5.x systems to provide the Python 2.6 packages.

Attributes
==========

See `attributes/default.rb` for default values.

* `node["python"]["install_method"]` - method to install python with, default `package`.

The file also contains the following attributes:

* platform specific locations and settings.
* source installation settings

Resource/Provider
=================

This cookbook includes LWRPs for managing:

* pip packages
* virtualenv isolated Python environments

`python_pip`
------------

Install packages using the new hotness in Python package management...[`pip`](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip).  Yo dawg...easy_install is so 2009, you better ask your local Pythonista if you don't know! The usage semantics are like that of any normal package provider.

# Actions

- :install: Install a pip package - if version is provided, install that specific version
- :upgrade: Upgrade a pip package - if version is provided, upgrade to that specific version
- :remove: Remove a pip package
- :purge: Purge a pip package (this usually entails removing configuration files as well as the package itself).  With pip packages this behaves the same as `:remove`

# Attribute Parameters

- package_name: name attribute. The name of the pip package to install
- version: the version of the package to install/upgrade.  If no version is given latest is assumed.
- virtualenv: virtualenv environment to install pip package into
- options: Add additional options to the underlying pip package command
- timeout: timeout in seconds for the command to execute. Useful for pip packages that may take a long time to install. Default 900 seconds.

# Example

    # install latest gunicorn into system path
    python_pip "gunicorn" do
      action :install
    end

    # target a virtualenv
    python_pip "gunicorn" do
      virtualenv "/home/ubunut/my_ve"
      action :install
    end

    # install Django 1.1.4
    python_pip "django" do
      version "1.1.4"
      action :install
    end

    # use this provider with the core package resource
    package "django" do
      provider Chef::Provider::PythonPip
      action :install
    end

`python_virtualenv`
-------------------

[`virtualenv`](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv) is a great tool that creates isolated python environments.  Think of it as RVM without all those hipsters and tight jeans.

# Actions

- :create: creates a new virtualenv
- :delete: deletes an existing virtualenv

# Attribute Parameters

- path: name attribute. The path where the virtualenv will be created
- interpreter: The Python interpreter to use. default is `python2.6`
- owner: The owner for the virtualenv
- group: The group owner of the file (string or id)
- options : Command line options (string)

# Example

    # create a 2.6 virtualenv owned by ubuntu user
    python_virtualenv "/home/ubuntu/my_cool_ve" do
      owner "ubuntu"
      group "ubuntu"
      action :create
    end

    # create a Python 2.4 virtualenv
    python_virtualenv "/home/ubuntu/my_old_ve" do
      interpreter "python2.4"
      owner "ubuntu"
      group "ubuntu"
      action :create
    end

    # create a Python 2.6 virtualenv with access to the global packages owned by ubuntu user
    python_virtualenv "/home/ubuntu/my_old_ve" do
      owner "ubuntu"
      group "ubuntu"
      options "--system-site-packages"
      action :create
    end

Usage
=====

default
-------

Include default recipe in a run list, to get `python`, `pip` and `virtualenv`. Installs python by package or source depending on the platform.

package
-------

Installs Python from packages.

source
------

Installs Python from source.

pip
---

Installs `pip` from source.

virtualenv
----------

Installs virtualenv using the `python_pip` resource.

License and Author
==================

Author:: Seth Chisamore (<schisamo@opscode.com>)

Copyright:: 2011, Opscode, Inc

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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