Python

• Python commandline interpreter, and libraries.
• The interpreter can be invoked as python in the osgeo4w shell.
• The Python interpreter is not associated with the .py extension in the shell, so you can run .py files directly.
• Documentation is not included (beyond builtin doc strings)
• Tcl support is not included.
• NumPy is a distinct add on package due to it's size.

Packager Notes

• This package is harvested from the standard Python 2.5.2 .msi installer from python.org.
• New Python extensions should be unpacked in osgeo4w\apps\Python25\Lib\site-packages
• Include files and libraries are included, but in the apps\Python25 tree. The distutils/sysconfig.py settings should be correct.
• Extensions may need to be compiled with VC7.1 to be compatible.
• etc\ini\python.bat set PYTHONHOME to control sys.prefix and finding of libraries, etc. This should supercede any other python on the system when python is run within the OSGeo4W shell.

Open tickets

enhancement type tickets:

#114

optional package to register python in Windows registry

#162

pythonwin launcher

Recently closed tickets

defect type tickets:

#844

Python 3.12.4 vulnerable to CVE-2024-3219 & CVE-2024-6923

#823

python3-numba: AttributeError: module 'numpy' has no attribute 'long'

#814

stdlib venv's broken on new Python 3.9.18

#811

Vulnerable Python 3.9.5 executable exists after install latest of QGIS LTR 3.28.14 using the OSGEO4W installer

#782

python3-rasterio 1.3.6-1 binary incompatibility?

#407

Python.exe: import osgeo.gdal_array raise Application Error