Document the psycopg2-binary package

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@ -25,29 +25,39 @@ Documentation is included in the ``doc`` directory and is `available online`__.
.. __: http://initd.org/psycopg/docs/
For any other resource (source code repository, bug tracker, mailing list)
please check the `project homepage`__.
Installation
------------
If your ``pip`` version supports wheel_ packages it should be possible to
install a binary version of Psycopg including all the dependencies from PyPI_.
Just run::
Building Psycopg requires a few prerequisites (a C compiler, some development
packages): please check the install_ and the faq_ documents in the ``doc`` dir
or online for the details.
If prerequisites are met, you can install psycopg like any other Python
package, using ``pip`` to download it from PyPI_::
$ pip install -U pip # make sure your pip is up-to-date
$ pip install psycopg2
If you want to build Psycopg from source you will need some prerequisites (a C
compiler, development packages): please check the install_ and the faq_
documents in the ``doc`` dir for the details.
or using ``setup.py`` if you have downloaded the source package locally::
$ python setup.py build
$ sudo python setup.py install
You can also obtain a stand-alone package, not requiring a compiler or
external libraries, by installing the ``psycopg2-binary`` package from PyPI::
$ pip install psycopg2-binary
The binary package is a practical choice for development and testing but in
production it is advised to use the package built from sources.
.. _wheel: http://pythonwheels.com/
.. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/psycopg2
.. _install: http://initd.org/psycopg/docs/install.html#install-from-source
.. _faq: http://initd.org/psycopg/docs/faq.html#faq-compile
For any other resource (source code repository, bug tracker, mailing list)
please check the `project homepage`__.
.. __: http://initd.org/psycopg/

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@ -12,16 +12,6 @@ to use Psycopg on a different Python implementation (PyPy, Jython, IronPython)
there is an experimental `porting of Psycopg for Ctypes`__, but it is not as
mature as the C implementation yet.
The current `!psycopg2` implementation supports:
..
NOTE: keep consistent with setup.py and the /features/ page.
- Python version 2.7
- Python 3 versions from 3.4 to 3.6
- PostgreSQL server versions from 7.4 to 10
- PostgreSQL client library version from 9.1
.. _PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/
.. _Python: http://www.python.org/
.. _libpq: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/libpq.html
@ -32,94 +22,20 @@ The current `!psycopg2` implementation supports:
.. index::
single: Install; from PyPI
single: Install; wheel
single: Wheel
single: Prerequisites
Binary install from PyPI
------------------------
Prerequisites
-------------
`!psycopg2` is `available on PyPI`__ in the form of wheel_ packages for the
most common platform (Linux, OSX, Windows): this should make you able to
install a binary version of the module including all the dependencies simply
using:
The current `!psycopg2` implementation supports:
.. code-block:: console
..
NOTE: keep consistent with setup.py and the /features/ page.
$ pip install psycopg2
Make sure to use an up-to-date version of :program:`pip` (you can upgrade it
using something like ``pip install -U pip``)
.. __: PyPI_
.. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/psycopg2/
.. _wheel: http://pythonwheels.com/
.. note::
The binary packages come with their own versions of a few C libraries,
among which ``libpq`` and ``libssl``, which will be used regardless of other
libraries available on the client: upgrading the system libraries will not
upgrade the libraries used by `!psycopg2`. Please build `!psycopg2` from
source if you want to maintain binary upgradeability.
.. warning::
Because the `!psycopg` wheel package uses its own ``libssl`` binary, it is
incompatible with other extension modules binding with ``libssl`` as well,
for instance the Python `ssl` module: the result will likely be a
segfault. If you need using both `!psycopg2` and other libraries using
``libssl`` please :ref:`disable the use of wheel packages for Psycopg
<disable-wheel>`.
.. index::
single: Install; disable wheel
single: Wheel; disable
.. _disable-wheel:
Disabling wheel packages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If you want to disable the use of wheel binary packages and use the system
system libraries available on your client you can use the :command:`pip`
|--no-binary option|__:
.. code-block:: console
$ pip install --no-binary psycopg2
.. |--no-binary option| replace:: ``--no-binary`` option
.. __: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/pip_install/#install-no-binary
which can be specified in your :file:`requirements.txt` files too, e.g. use:
.. code-block:: none
psycopg2>=2.7,<2.8 --no-binary psycopg2
to use the last bugfix release of the `!psycopg2` 2.7 package, specifying to
always compile it from source. Of course in this case you will have to meet
the :ref:`build prerequisites <build-prerequisites>`.
.. index::
single: Install; from source
.. _install-from-source:
Install from source
-------------------
.. _source-package:
You can download a copy of Psycopg source files from the `Psycopg download
page`__ or from PyPI_.
.. __: http://initd.org/psycopg/download/
- Python version 2.7
- Python 3 versions from 3.4 to 3.6
- PostgreSQL server versions from 7.4 to 10
- PostgreSQL client library version from 9.1
@ -128,8 +44,8 @@ page`__ or from PyPI_.
Build prerequisites
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
These notes illustrate how to compile Psycopg on Linux. If you want to compile
Psycopg on other platforms you may have to adjust some details accordingly.
The build prerequisites are to be met in order to install Psycopg from source
code, either from a source distribution package or from PyPI.
Psycopg is a C wrapper around the libpq_ PostgreSQL client library. To install
it from sources you will need:
@ -161,6 +77,12 @@ it from sources you will need:
Once everything is in place it's just a matter of running the standard:
.. code-block:: console
$ pip install psycopg2
or, from the directory containing the source code:
.. code-block:: console
$ python setup.py build
@ -197,12 +119,92 @@ which is OS-dependent (for instance setting a suitable
.. index::
single: Install; from PyPI
single: Install; wheel
single: Wheel
Binary install from PyPI
------------------------
`!psycopg2` is also `available on PyPI`__ in the form of wheel_ packages for
the most common platform (Linux, OSX, Windows): this should make you able to
install a binary version of the module, not requiring the above build or
runtime prerequisites, simply using:
.. code-block:: console
$ pip install psycopg2-binary
Make sure to use an up-to-date version of :program:`pip` (you can upgrade it
using something like ``pip install -U pip``)
.. __: PyPI-binary_
.. _PyPI-binary: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/psycopg2-binary/
.. _wheel: http://pythonwheels.com/
.. note::
The binary packages come with their own versions of a few C libraries,
among which ``libpq`` and ``libssl``, which will be used regardless of other
libraries available on the client: upgrading the system libraries will not
upgrade the libraries used by `!psycopg2`. Please build `!psycopg2` from
source if you want to maintain binary upgradeability.
.. warning::
The `!psycopg2` wheel package comes packaged, among the others, with its
own ``libssl`` binary. This may create conflicts with other extension
modules binding with ``libssl`` as well, for instance with the Python
`ssl` module: in some cases, under concurrency, the interaction between
the two libraries may result in a segfault. In case of doubts you are
advised to use a package built from source.
.. index::
single: Install; disable wheel
single: Wheel; disable
.. _disable-wheel:
Disabling wheel packages for Psycopg 2.7
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
In version 2.7.x, `pip install psycopg2` would have tried to install the wheel
binary package of Psycopg. Because of the problems the wheel package have
displayed, `psycopg2-binary` has become a separate package, and from 2.8 it
has become the only way to install the binary package.
If you are using psycopg 2.7 and you want to disable the use of wheel binary
packages, relying on the system system libraries available on your client, you
can use the :command:`pip` |--no-binary option|__:
.. code-block:: console
$ pip install --no-binary psycopg2
.. |--no-binary option| replace:: ``--no-binary`` option
.. __: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/pip_install/#install-no-binary
which can be specified in your :file:`requirements.txt` files too, e.g. use:
.. code-block:: none
psycopg2>=2.7,<2.8 --no-binary psycopg2
to use the last bugfix release of the `!psycopg2` 2.7 package, specifying to
always compile it from source. Of course in this case you will have to meet
the :ref:`build prerequisites <build-prerequisites>`.
.. index::
single: setup.py
single: setup.cfg
Non-standard builds
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-------------------
If you have less standard requirements such as:
@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ order to create a debug package:
- Edit the ``setup.cfg`` file adding the ``PSYCOPG_DEBUG`` flag to the
``define`` option.
- :ref:`Compile and install <source-package>` the package.
- :ref:`Compile and install <build-prerequisites>` the package.
- Set the :envvar:`PSYCOPG_DEBUG` environment variable: