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Changeset 86785 in vbox for trunk


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Nov 2, 2020 5:48:46 PM (4 years ago)
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vboxsync
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Docs/SDKRef: Rewording / reordering for pointing out manual setting up the Python glue bindings. bugref:9855

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    14971497        application and allows the developer to focus on application logic.
    14981498        The VirtualBox installer automatically sets up this glue layer for the
    1499         system default Python install. See below for details on how to set up
    1500         the glue layer if you want to use a different Python
    1501         installation.</para>
     1499        system default Python installation.</para>
     1500
     1501        <para>See <xref linkend="glue-python-setup"/> for details on how to
     1502        set up the glue layer if you want to use a different Python installation,
     1503        or if the VirtualBox installer failed to detect and set it up accordingly.</para>
    15021504
    15031505        <para>The minimum supported Python version is 2.6.</para>
     
    15691571        (<computeroutput>mgr.getSessionObject()</computeroutput>).</para>
    15701572
    1571         <para>In case you want to use the glue layer with a different Python
    1572         installation, use these steps in a shell to add the necessary
    1573         files:</para>
     1573        <sect3 id="glue-python-setup">
     1574          <title>Manual or subsequent setup</title>
     1575
     1576          <para>In case you want to use the glue layer with a different Python
     1577            installation or the installer failed to set it up, use these steps
     1578            in a shell to install the necessary files:</para>
    15741579
    15751580        <screen>    # cd VBOX_INSTALL_PATH/sdk/installer
    15761581    # PYTHON vboxapisetup.py install</screen>
     1582
     1583           <note>On Windows hosts, a Python distribution along with the
     1584             win32api bindings package need to be installed as a prerequisite.</note>
     1585        </sect3>
     1586
    15771587      </sect2>
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