Installing python on maemo and Nokia N800

Python2.5 is needed when using pygtk on maemo, otherwise the default python2.3 may be enough.

Add "deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras bora free non-free" to /scratchbox/users/maemo/target/SDK_ARMEL/etc/apt/sources.list

Terminal code

[sbox-SDK_ARMEL: ~] > fakeroot apt-get update
[sbox-SDK_ARMEL: ~] > fakeroot apt-get install python2.5*

or: (if dependencies fail when install python2.5*, which contains lots of unnecessary packages)

Terminal code

[sbox-SDK_ARMEL: ~] > fakeroot apt-get update
[sbox-SDK_ARMEL: ~] > fakeroot apt-get install python2.5-gtk2
[sbox-SDK_ARMEL: ~] > fakeroot apt-get install python2.5-dev
[sbox-SDK_ARMEL: ~] > fakeroot apt-get install python2.5-hildon
[sbox-SDK_ARMEL: ~] > fakeroot apt-get install python2.5-osso

Do NOT remove python or python2.3 or python2.4 before install python2.5, since the python package from the repository is BROKEN. Once removed, never back ...

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On N800, python2.5-runtime is needed.

Open Application catalogue (inside Tools, on the application's menu), and add following repositories:

Name:	Maemo
Web address:	http://repository.maemo.org
Distribution:	bora
Components:	free non-free

Name:	Maemo Extras
Web address:	http://repository.maemo.org/extras
Distribution:	bora
Components:	free non-free

 

Refresh package list, and then you'll see python2.5-runtime package, which will automatically pull all available python bindings, but not the development packages.

Or, just download python2.5 directly from below:

http://pymaemo.garage.maemo.org/installation.html