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+title:Compile static python
+keywords:linux,python,standalone
+
+# Compile static python
+
+## Intro
+
+Not all distros or environment have decent version of python. Even of year when
+python2 is deprecated some cases when system are stuck to some particular 
+version of python just becouse of there is no new updated for distribuations.
+Only options is to compile lates python by yourself and stick to latest version
+of python. To easy distribution there is preference of static compilation. 
+Also need of admin priviledges not needed if you compile and use recent staticly
+compiled python version. One of the example Centos6 its still used, but nothing
+is updated for this distro ... and if you whant to use freshest packages without
+admin permissions then its probably one way to go.
+
+## Python 2
+
+
+### Download
+
+```
+wget -c https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(VERSION)/Python-$(VERSION).tgz
+tar -xvf Python-$(VERSION).tgz
+```
+
+### Configure
+
+Set flags to make python compiled as static
+
+```
+./configure LDFLAGS="-static -static-libgcc" CPPFLAGS="-fPIC -static" --disable-shared --prefix=/custom/install/path
+```
+
+Inside Python directory there is files to change.
+Change Modules/Setup
+
+add 
+*static*
+and uncomment modules that would like to have builtin. It make some time to 
+try and run if any of modules have issuse.
+
+Here example file used  
+[http://git.main.lv/cgit.cgi/compilation-snippets.git/tree/python/py2/Setup](http://git.main.lv/cgit.cgi/compilation-snippets.git/tree/python/py2/Setup)
+
+### Compile
+
+```
+make
+```
+
+### Install
+
+Instalaton is going copy static python and modules that arent compiled to 
+configured installed path. 
+
+
+
+```
+make install
+```
+
+Later on set env variables to point to correct location of custom installed python
+so can import all modules from correct location
+
+```
+PYTHONPATH=/custom/output/lib
+PYTHONHOME=/custom/output
+```
+
+
+## Python 3
+
+### Download
+### Configure
+Set flags to make python compiled as static
+
+```
+./configure LDFLAGS="-static -static-libgcc" CPPFLAGS="-fPIC -static" --disable-shared --prefix=/custom/install/path
+```
+
+Inside Python directory there is files to change.
+Change Modules/Setup
+
+add 
+*static*
+and uncomment modules that would like to have builtin. It make some time to 
+try and run if any of modules have issuse.
+
+Here example file used  
+[http://git.main.lv/cgit.cgi/compilation-snippets.git/tree/python/py3/Setup](http://git.main.lv/cgit.cgi/compilation-snippets.git/tree/python/py3/Setup)
+
+### Compile
+Same as python2
+
+### Install
+Same as python2
+
+## Testing
+
+### ArchLinux
+Did work by default without any changes
+
+### Raspi4
+
+Disabled this modules to make it compile
+
+```
+_socket
+_posix
+pwd
+dl
+```
+
+Got alot of linking warnings but did worked and installed at the end.
+
+Selftest failed on:
+```
+0:01:10 load avg: 0.85 [119/404/14] test_email
+make: *** [Makefile:884: test] Segmentation fault
+```
+
+### Centos6
+Needed to disable modules in Modules/Setup to make it compile
+```
+_socket
+_posix
+pwd
+dl
+```
+
+Gcc suggested to use this options
+```
+-pie -fPIC
+```
+
+Failed last state complaining that same version compiled libs should be used.
+Local setup issue probably.
+
+## Compilation snippet
+
+Here is located compilation snippet that used to test static compilation
+
+[http://git.main.lv/cgit.cgi/compilation-snippets.git/](http://git.main.lv/cgit.cgi/compilation-snippets.git/)
+
+Clone it, goto python directory
+
+#### Python2
+```
+make download
+cp py2/Setup Python-2.X.X/Modules/Setup
+make configure
+make compile
+make install
+```
+
+Output is in **output** directory
+
+#### Python3
+```
+make download3
+cp py3/Setup Python-3.X.X/Modules/Setup
+make configure3
+make compile3
+make install3
+```
+
+Output is in __output3__ directory
+
+## Links
+
+[https://wiki.python.org/moin/BuildStatically](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BuildStatically)  
+[https://gist.github.com/ajdavis/9632280](https://gist.github.com/ajdavis/9632280)  
+[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1150373/compile-the-python-interpreter-statically](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1150373/compile-the-python-interpreter-statically)  
+[http://git.main.lv/cgit.cgi/compilation-snippets.git/tree/python/py2/Setup](http://git.main.lv/cgit.cgi/compilation-snippets.git/tree/python/py2/Setup)  
+[http://git.main.lv/cgit.cgi/compilation-snippets.git/tree/python/py3/Setup](http://git.main.lv/cgit.cgi/compilation-snippets.git/tree/python/py3/Setup)  
+