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Ice for Python Build Instructions

This document describes how to build and install Ice for Python from source. You can also download and install a binary distribution.

Building with Pip

You can build the Ice for Python extension from source using pip:

pip install <URL of Ice source distribution for Python>

Building with Visual Studio 2015 and MSBuild (Python 3.11 for Windows)

You can build an Ice for Python extension that links with the Ice C++ DLLs using Visual Studio and MSBuild.

First, open a Visual Studio 2015 command prompt:

  • VS2015 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt

or

  • VS2015 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt

Using the first Command Prompt produces Win32 binaries by default, while the second Command Prompt produces x64 binaries by default.

In the Command Prompt, change to the python subdirectory:

cd python

You must build Ice for C++ from the cpp subdirectory. If you have not done so, refer to the C++ build instructions.

Then build the extension:

msbuild msbuild\ice.proj

This builds the extension with Release binaries for the default platform. The extension will be placed in python\x64\Release\IcePy.pyd for the x64 platform and python\Win32\Release\IcePy.pyd for the Win32 platform.

If you want to build a debug version of the extension, set the MSBuild Configuration property to Debug:

msbuild msbuild\ice.proj /p:Configuration=Debug

The debug version of the extension will be placed in python\x64\Debug\IcePy_d.pyd for the x64 platform and python\Win32\Debug\IcePy_d.pyd for the Win32 platform.

For Debug builds, a debug version of the Python interpreter must be installed as well.

If you want to build the extension for a different platform than the Command Prompt's default platform, you need to set the MSBuild property Platform. The supported values for this property are Win32 and x64.

The following command builds the x64 platform binaries with the Release configuration:

msbuild msbuild\ice.proj /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64

This command builds the Win32 platform binaries with the Release configuration:

msbuild msbuild\ice.proj /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=Win32

When using the MSBuild Platform property, the build platform doesn't depend on the command prompt's default platform.

The build will use the default location for Python defined in python\msbuild\ice.props. You can override it by setting the PythonHome MSBuild property. For example, the following command will use the Python installation from C:\Python310-AMD64 instead of the default location:

msbuild msbuild\ice.proj /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64 /p:PythonHome=C:\Python310-AMD64

Building on Linux or macOS

Ice for Python supports Python versions 2.7 and 3.11. Note however that your Python installation must have been built with a C++ compiler that is compatible with the compiler used to build Ice for C++.

The build of Ice for Python requires to first build Ice for C++ in the cpp subdirectory.

From the top-level source directory, edit config/Make.rules to establish your build configuration. The comments in the file provide more information.

Change to the Ice for Python source subdirectory:

cd python

Execute python -V to verify that the correct Python interpreter is in your executable search path.

Run make to build the extension.

Upon successful completion, run make install. You may need additional user permissions to install in the directory specified by config/Make.rules.

Configuring your Environment for Python

Modify your environment to allow Python to find the Ice extension for Python. The python interpreter must be able to locate the IcePy extension as well as the Python source files in the python subdirectory. This is normally accomplished by setting the PYTHONPATH environment variable to contain the necessary subdirectory.

For example on Windows, with Ice for Python installed in C:\Ice:

set PYTHONPATH=C:\Ice\python;C:\Ice\python\Win32\Release

For example on Linux or macOS, with Ice for Python installed in /opt/Ice:

export PYTHONPATH=/opt/Ice/python

Running the Python Tests

After a successful build, you can run the tests as follows:

Windows:

python allTests.py --config=Release --platform=Win32

(adjust --config and --platform to match your build)

Linux/macOS:

python allTests.py

If everything worked out, you should see lots of ok messages. In case of a failure, the tests abort with failed.