diff --git a/config/python.m4 b/config/python.m4
index d41aeb2876..c7310ee37d 100644
--- a/config/python.m4
+++ b/config/python.m4
@@ -37,32 +37,25 @@ python_majorversion=`echo "$python_fullversion" | sed '[s/^\([0-9]*\).*/\1/]'`
python_minorversion=`echo "$python_fullversion" | sed '[s/^[0-9]*\.\([0-9]*\).*/\1/]'`
python_version=`echo "$python_fullversion" | sed '[s/^\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*/\1/]'`
# Reject unsupported Python versions as soon as practical.
-if test "$python_majorversion" -lt 3 -a "$python_minorversion" -lt 6; then
- AC_MSG_ERROR([Python version $python_version is too old (version 2.6 or later is required)])
+if test "$python_majorversion" -lt 3 -a "$python_minorversion" -lt 7; then
+ AC_MSG_ERROR([Python version $python_version is too old (version 2.7 or later is required)])
fi
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Python distutils module])
-if "${PYTHON}" -c 'import distutils' 2>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Python sysconfig module])
+if "${PYTHON}" -c 'import sysconfig' 2>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
then
AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
else
AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
- AC_MSG_ERROR([distutils module not found])
+ AC_MSG_ERROR([sysconfig module not found])
fi
AC_MSG_CHECKING([Python configuration directory])
-python_configdir=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBPL'))))"`
+python_configdir=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBPL'))))"`
AC_MSG_RESULT([$python_configdir])
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([Python include directories])
-python_includespec=`${PYTHON} -c "
-import distutils.sysconfig
-a = '-I' + distutils.sysconfig.get_python_inc(False)
-b = '-I' + distutils.sysconfig.get_python_inc(True)
-if a == b:
- print(a)
-else:
- print(a + ' ' + b)"`
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([Python include directory])
+python_includespec=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print('-I' + sysconfig.get_config_var('INCLUDEPY'))"`
if test "$PORTNAME" = win32 ; then
python_includespec=`echo $python_includespec | sed 's,[[\]],/,g'`
fi
@@ -96,8 +89,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([PGAC_CHECK_PYTHON_EMBED_SETUP],
[AC_REQUIRE([_PGAC_CHECK_PYTHON_DIRS])
AC_MSG_CHECKING([how to link an embedded Python application])
-python_libdir=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBDIR'))))"`
-python_ldlibrary=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('LDLIBRARY'))))"`
+python_libdir=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBDIR'))))"`
+python_ldlibrary=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('LDLIBRARY'))))"`
# If LDLIBRARY exists and has a shlib extension, use it verbatim.
ldlibrary=`echo "${python_ldlibrary}" | sed -e 's/\.so$//' -e 's/\.dll$//' -e 's/\.dylib$//' -e 's/\.sl$//'`
@@ -109,11 +102,11 @@ else
# Otherwise, guess the base name of the shlib.
# LDVERSION was added in Python 3.2, before that use VERSION,
# or failing that, $python_version from _PGAC_CHECK_PYTHON_DIRS.
- python_ldversion=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('LDVERSION'))))"`
+ python_ldversion=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('LDVERSION'))))"`
if test x"${python_ldversion}" != x""; then
ldlibrary="python${python_ldversion}"
else
- python_version_var=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('VERSION'))))"`
+ python_version_var=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('VERSION'))))"`
if test x"${python_version_var}" != x""; then
ldlibrary="python${python_version_var}"
else
@@ -173,7 +166,7 @@ PL/Python.])
fi
python_libspec="-L${python_libdir} -l${ldlibrary}"
-python_additional_libs=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBS','LIBC','LIBM','BASEMODLIBS'))))"`
+python_additional_libs=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBS','LIBC','LIBM','BASEMODLIBS'))))"`
AC_MSG_RESULT([${python_libspec} ${python_additional_libs}])
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ecf14476a0..3d6f343d8f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10339,38 +10339,31 @@ python_majorversion=`echo "$python_fullversion" | sed 's/^\([0-9]*\).*/\1/'`
python_minorversion=`echo "$python_fullversion" | sed 's/^[0-9]*\.\([0-9]*\).*/\1/'`
python_version=`echo "$python_fullversion" | sed 's/^\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*/\1/'`
# Reject unsupported Python versions as soon as practical.
-if test "$python_majorversion" -lt 3 -a "$python_minorversion" -lt 6; then
- as_fn_error $? "Python version $python_version is too old (version 2.6 or later is required)" "$LINENO" 5
+if test "$python_majorversion" -lt 3 -a "$python_minorversion" -lt 7; then
+ as_fn_error $? "Python version $python_version is too old (version 2.7 or later is required)" "$LINENO" 5
fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for Python distutils module" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for Python distutils module... " >&6; }
-if "${PYTHON}" -c 'import distutils' 2>&5
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for Python sysconfig module" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for Python sysconfig module... " >&6; }
+if "${PYTHON}" -c 'import sysconfig' 2>&5
then
{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
else
{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
$as_echo "no" >&6; }
- as_fn_error $? "distutils module not found" "$LINENO" 5
+ as_fn_error $? "sysconfig module not found" "$LINENO" 5
fi
{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Python configuration directory" >&5
$as_echo_n "checking Python configuration directory... " >&6; }
-python_configdir=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBPL'))))"`
+python_configdir=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBPL'))))"`
{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $python_configdir" >&5
$as_echo "$python_configdir" >&6; }
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Python include directories" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking Python include directories... " >&6; }
-python_includespec=`${PYTHON} -c "
-import distutils.sysconfig
-a = '-I' + distutils.sysconfig.get_python_inc(False)
-b = '-I' + distutils.sysconfig.get_python_inc(True)
-if a == b:
- print(a)
-else:
- print(a + ' ' + b)"`
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Python include directory" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking Python include directory... " >&6; }
+python_includespec=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print('-I' + sysconfig.get_config_var('INCLUDEPY'))"`
if test "$PORTNAME" = win32 ; then
python_includespec=`echo $python_includespec | sed 's,[\],/,g'`
fi
@@ -10382,8 +10375,8 @@ $as_echo "$python_includespec" >&6; }
{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking how to link an embedded Python application" >&5
$as_echo_n "checking how to link an embedded Python application... " >&6; }
-python_libdir=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBDIR'))))"`
-python_ldlibrary=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('LDLIBRARY'))))"`
+python_libdir=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBDIR'))))"`
+python_ldlibrary=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('LDLIBRARY'))))"`
# If LDLIBRARY exists and has a shlib extension, use it verbatim.
ldlibrary=`echo "${python_ldlibrary}" | sed -e 's/\.so$//' -e 's/\.dll$//' -e 's/\.dylib$//' -e 's/\.sl$//'`
@@ -10395,11 +10388,11 @@ else
# Otherwise, guess the base name of the shlib.
# LDVERSION was added in Python 3.2, before that use VERSION,
# or failing that, $python_version from _PGAC_CHECK_PYTHON_DIRS.
- python_ldversion=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('LDVERSION'))))"`
+ python_ldversion=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('LDVERSION'))))"`
if test x"${python_ldversion}" != x""; then
ldlibrary="python${python_ldversion}"
else
- python_version_var=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('VERSION'))))"`
+ python_version_var=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('VERSION'))))"`
if test x"${python_version_var}" != x""; then
ldlibrary="python${python_version_var}"
else
@@ -10459,7 +10452,7 @@ PL/Python." "$LINENO" 5
fi
python_libspec="-L${python_libdir} -l${ldlibrary}"
-python_additional_libs=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBS','LIBC','LIBM','BASEMODLIBS'))))"`
+python_additional_libs=`${PYTHON} -c "import sysconfig; print(' '.join(filter(None,sysconfig.get_config_vars('LIBS','LIBC','LIBM','BASEMODLIBS'))))"`
{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ${python_libspec} ${python_additional_libs}" >&5
$as_echo "${python_libspec} ${python_additional_libs}" >&6; }
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index 0d4bc4667a..3b0b55fa09 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ su - postgres
To build the PL/Python server programming
language, you need a Python
installation with the header files and
- the distutils module. The minimum
- required version is Python 2.6.
+ the sysconfig module. The minimum
+ required version is Python 2.7.
Python 3 is supported if it's
- version 3.1 or later; but see
+ version 3.2 or later; but see
when using Python 3.