Commit d1d7dc64 authored by Jason R. Coombs's avatar Jason R. Coombs

Updated docs in Multiple Python Versions to reference supported Python versions.

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Tips & Techniques
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Multiple Python Versions
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As of version 0.6a11, EasyInstall installs itself under two names:
EasyInstall installs itself under two names:
``easy_install`` and ``easy_install-N.N``, where ``N.N`` is the Python version
used to install it. Thus, if you install EasyInstall for both Python 2.3 and
2.4, you can use the ``easy_install-2.3`` or ``easy_install-2.4`` scripts to
install packages for Python 2.3 or 2.4, respectively.
Also, if you're working with Python version 2.4 or higher, you can run Python
with ``-m easy_install`` to run that particular Python version's
``easy_install`` command.
used to install it. Thus, if you install EasyInstall for both Python 3.2 and
2.7, you can use the ``easy_install-3.2`` or ``easy_install-2.7`` scripts to
install packages for the respective Python version.
Setuptools also supplies easy_install as a runnable module which may be
invoked using ``python -m easy_install`` for any Python with Setuptools
installed.
Restricting Downloads with ``--allow-hosts``
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