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diff --git a/python/README.rst b/python/README.rst index dcf993819d..107786ffdc 100644 --- a/python/README.rst +++ b/python/README.rst @@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ then by package (e.g. ``qemu/machine``, ``qemu/qmp``, etc). ``setup.py`` is used by ``pip`` to install this tooling to the current environment. ``setup.cfg`` provides the packaging configuration used by -``setup.py`` in a setuptools specific format. You will generally invoke -it by doing one of the following: +``setup.py``. You will generally invoke it by doing one of the following: 1. ``pip3 install .`` will install these packages to your current environment. If you are inside a virtual environment, they will @@ -17,12 +16,13 @@ it by doing one of the following: 2. ``pip3 install --user .`` will install these packages to your user's local python packages. If you are inside of a virtual environment, - this will fail; you likely want the first invocation above. + this will fail; you want the first invocation above. -If you append the ``-e`` argument, pip will install in "editable" mode; -which installs a version of the package that installs a forwarder -pointing to these files, such that the package always reflects the -latest version in your git tree. +If you append the ``--editable`` or ``-e`` argument to either invocation +above, pip will install in "editable" mode. This installs the package as +a forwarder ("qemu.egg-link") that points to the source tree. In so +doing, the installed package always reflects the latest version in your +source tree. Installing ".[devel]" instead of "." will additionally pull in required packages for testing this package. They are not runtime requirements, @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ and are not needed to simply use these libraries. Running ``make develop`` will pull in all testing dependencies and install QEMU in editable mode to the current environment. +(It is a shortcut for ``pip3 install -e .[devel]``.) See `Installing packages using pip and virtual environments <https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/>`_ @@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ for more information. Files in this directory ----------------------- -- ``qemu/`` Python package source directory. +- ``qemu/`` Python 'qemu' namespace package source directory. - ``tests/`` Python package tests directory. - ``avocado.cfg`` Configuration for the Avocado test-runner. Used by ``make check`` et al. |