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== Instructions for Maemo 5 beta (fremantle) ==

To install PyMaemo on Maemo 5 SDK, follow the same instructions as below (replacing occurrences of "diablo" with "fremantle"), but replace the "extras" repository with the "extras-devel" one:

  deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/ fremantle free non-free

Also note that the runtime metapackage is now called "python-runtime" (without the Python version), therefore to install the bindings, do:

  [sbox-FREMANTLE_X86: ~] > apt-get install python-runtime

== Instructions for Maemo 4.1 (Diablo) ==

The first thing is to add the Maemo extras repository (where Python is located) to your list of package sources. To do that you will have to edit the file <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> inside Scratchbox, for both targets (X86 and ARMEL), which should look similar to this:

  deb http://repository.maemo.org/ diablo free non-free
  deb-src http://repository.maemo.org/ diablo free
  deb file:/home/[username]/maemo-sdk-nokia-binaries_4.1.2 diablo explicit

Add the following line to it:

  deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ diablo free non-free

Now resynchronize your package index files with the following command:

  [sbox-SDK_X86: ~] > apt-get update

After that you are ready to install python2.5 plus bindings doing this:

  [sbox-SDK_X86: ~] > apt-get install python2.5-runtime

To see all Python-related packages issue this command

  [sbox-SDK_X86: ~] > apt-get cache search python*

Note that you'll see also Scratchbox's own python (version 2.3) which you must not use for your Maemo development. So, run your scripts explicitly calling <code>python2.5</code> instead of just <code>python</code>.

Also, some programs require some extra configuration done by the <code>run-standalone.sh</code> script. Call Python with it as follows:

  run-standalone.sh python2.5 <yourscript.py>

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