Setting Up AP Python on Linux in a Development Environment

The steps to set up the AP Python on a Linux platform in a development environment are described in the section.

Verifying prerequisites

Ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Python 3, version from 3.7 to 3.11, must be installed on the machine.
• Latest version of pip, the Python package manager, must be installed.

Extracting the AP Python installation package

Note: <arch> can be x86-64 or arm64.

To set up the AP Python on the Linux platform in development environment.

1. Download the ApplicationProtector_Linux-ALL-64_<arch>_PY-<py_version>_<version>.tgz file to any location on the machine where you want to install the protector.

2. Extract the AP Python installation package using the following command.
   

   tar –xvf ApplicationProtector_Linux-ALL-64_<arch>_PY-<py_version>_<version>.tgz
   

   The following setup files are extracted:

   Note: Here, <arch> can be x64 or arm64.

   • LogforwarderSetup_Linux_<arch>_<version>.sh
   • RPAgentSetup_Linux_<arch>_<version>.sh
   • APPythonSetup_Linux_<arch>_<version>.sh
   • APPythonDevSetup_Linux_<arch>_<version>.tar

Installing AP Python in a Development Environment

Note: Here, <arch> can be x64 or arm64.

1. Run the following script to install AP Python in a development environment.

   pip install APPythonDevSetup_Linux_<arch>_<version>.tar
   

   This installs the AP Python in the development environment on the Linux platform. The default installation directory for the Linux platform is /usr/local/lib/python<version>/site-packages.

2. Verify that the following directories are created in the AP Python site-packages installation directory:

   • appython
   • mocks
   • pypepprovider

3. To verify the version of the AP Python, run the following command:

   pip list
   

   The name and version of the installed AP Python package are displayed on the console.

   appython-dev 10.0.0+x
   

   For information on how to use the AP Python APIs in a development environment, refer to Using AP Python in a development environment.

4. Perform the following steps to access the AP Python Pydoc, which contains the API documentation.

   • Run the following command to extract the AP Python setup file:

     tar –xvf APPythonDevSetup_Linux_<arch>_<version>.tar
     

     The appython_dev-<version> directory is extracted.

   • Navigate to the appython_dev-<version>\docs\ directory.

   • Open the index.html file in a browser to access the AP Python Pydoc.

   If you are setting up the AP Python in a virtual Linux environment, then convert the appython_dev-<version>\docs\ directory to a zip file and download it locally. You can then open the index.html file in a browser to access the AP Python Pydoc.

Uninstalling AP Python from the Development Environment

To uninstall the AP Python from the development environment:

1. Login to the machine where AP Python is installed.

2. Uninstall the AP Python by running the following command.

   pip uninstall appython-dev