========== Installing ========== .. _paramiko-itself: Paramiko itself =============== The recommended way to get Paramiko is to **install the latest stable release** via `pip `_:: $ pip install paramiko .. note:: Users who want the bleeding edge can install the development version via ``pip install paramiko==dev``. We currently support **Python 2.6, 2.7 and 3.3** (Python **3.2** should also work but has a less-strong compatibility guarantee from us.) Users on Python 2.5 or older are urged to upgrade. Paramiko has two dependencies: the pure-Python ECDSA module ``ecdsa``, and the PyCrypto C extension. ``ecdsa`` is easily installable from wherever you obtained Paramiko's package; PyCrypto may require more work. Read on for details. .. _release-lines: Release lines ------------- Users desiring stability may wish to pin themselves to a specific release line once they first start using Paramiko; to assist in this, we guarantee bugfixes for at least the last 2-3 releases including the latest stable one. If you're unsure which version to install, we have suggestions: * **Completely new users** should always default to the **latest stable release** (as above, whatever is newest / whatever shows up with ``pip install paramiko``.) * **Users upgrading from a much older version** (e.g. the 1.7.x line) should probably get the **oldest actively supported line** (see the paragraph above this list for what that currently is.) * **Everybody else** is hopefully already "on" a given version and can carefully upgrade to whichever version they care to, when their release line stops being supported. PyCrypto ======== `PyCrypto `_ provides the low-level (C-based) encryption algorithms we need to implement the SSH protocol. There are a couple gotchas associated with installing PyCrypto: its compatibility with Python's package tools, and the fact that it is a C-based extension. C extension ----------- Unless you are installing from a precompiled source such as a Debian apt repository or RedHat RPM, or using :ref:`pypm `, you will also need the ability to build Python C-based modules from source in order to install PyCrypto. Users on **Unix-based platforms** such as Ubuntu or Mac OS X will need the traditional C build toolchain installed (e.g. Developer Tools / XCode Tools on the Mac, or the ``build-essential`` package on Ubuntu or Debian Linux -- basically, anything with ``gcc``, ``make`` and so forth) as well as the Python development libraries, often named ``python-dev`` or similar. For **Windows** users we recommend using :ref:`pypm`, installing a C development environment such as `Cygwin `_ or obtaining a precompiled Win32 PyCrypto package from `voidspace's Python modules page `_. .. note:: Some Windows users whose Python is 64-bit have found that the PyCrypto dependency ``winrandom`` may not install properly, leading to ImportErrors. In this scenario, you'll probably need to compile ``winrandom`` yourself via e.g. MS Visual Studio. See `Fabric #194 `_ for info. .. _pypm: ActivePython and PyPM ===================== Windows users who already have ActiveState's `ActivePython `_ distribution installed may find Paramiko is best installed with `its package manager, PyPM `_. Below is example output from an installation of Paramiko via ``pypm``:: C:\> pypm install paramiko The following packages will be installed into "%APPDATA%\Python" (2.7): paramiko-1.7.8 pycrypto-2.4 Get: [pypm-free.activestate.com] paramiko 1.7.8 Get: [pypm-free.activestate.com] pycrypto 2.4 Installing paramiko-1.7.8 Installing pycrypto-2.4 C:\>