What is paster and how do I install it?

Question

I am installing an application and have installed python and easy_install. I now have two steps to complete:

5. Make a config file as follows::

    paster make-config openbiblio development.ini

6. Tweak the config file as appropriate and then setup the application::

    paster setup-app config.ini

I have read Stackoverflow answers and tried the web but cannot find installation instructions.

Williamson

Answer 1

I think you're looking for pythonpaste's "Paste Script", which you can download from pypi.python.org and then unpack and install.

Courante

I'm still confused - the site you mention has paste create --template=basic_package MyPackage rather than paster. I'll try it out – Williamson

@peter, now I'm also confused (by what you say;-)...: at pythonpaste.org/script I see paster serve --help etc -- where do you see it spelled without the trailing r in that page? – Courante

First thanx! On http://pypi.python.org/pypi/PasteScript it says what I have written. I have now unpacked it, tried to install it (I am a newbie) with easy_install PasteScript-1.7.3 and it says it is installed. There is now a paster.exe in the Python Scripts which I will try out – Williamson

You're right, looks like a typo in the pypi page -- unfortunately I don't know how to warn the page maintainer of that! – Courante

Answer 2

sudo apt-get install python-pastescript

Birr