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14 changes: 14 additions & 0 deletions README.md
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See [docker/README.md](docker/README.md) for more details.

## Configuration

- `EMBEDPY_EXECUTABLE` export this environment variable to define the Python executable for embedPy to use.
- If not set, embedPy attempts to use `python3` and then `python` from `PATH`.
- `EMBEDPY_PYTHON_LIB_PATH` export this environment variable to define the `libpython.so` for embedPy to use.
- Used in cases of `'libpython` error on load of EmbedPy when filepath is incorrect. See also [FAQ](./docs/faq.md#installing-embedpy-on-system-with-python-installed-from-source).

Example:

```bash
$export EMBEDPY_EXECUTABLE="/usr/bin/python"
$export EMBEDPY_PYTHON_LIB_PATH="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython3.10.so"
$q p.q
```

## Back-incompatible changes

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c:"-c \"",pr["'.'.join([str(getattr(__import__('sys').version_info,x))for x in ['major','minor']])"],"\"2>",$[o="w";"nul <nul";"/dev/null"];
if[(o="w")and any 3 6>"J"$"." vs first@[system"python3 ",;c;{system"python ",c}];'"embedPy requires python 3.6 or higher on windows"];
c:"-c \"",pr[$[o="w";sc["/python";`BINDIR`VERSION];sc["/libpython";`LIBDIR`LDVERSION]],"+'",$[o="w";".dll";o="l";".so";".dylib"],"'"],pr["__import__('sys').base_prefix"],pr["__import__('sys').prefix"],pr["__import__('sys').executable"],"\"2>",$[o="w";"nul <nul";"/dev/null"];
`L`H`P`B set'@[system"python3 ",;c;{system"python ",c}];
c:"\"",pr["'.'.join([str(getattr(__import__('sys').version_info,x))for x in ['major','minor']])"],"\"2>",$[o="w";"nul <nul";"/dev/null"];
pyc:$[""~py:getenv`EMBEDPY_EXECUTABLE;{@[system"python3 -c",;x;{system"python -c",x}]};{system x," -c",y}[py]];
if[(o="w")and any 3 6>"J"$"." vs first pyc c;'"embedPy requires python 3.6 or higher on windows"];
c:"\"",pr[$[o="w";sc["/python";`BINDIR`VERSION];sc["/libpython";`LIBDIR`LDVERSION]],"+'",$[o="w";".dll";o="l";".so";".dylib"],"'"],pr["__import__('sys').base_prefix"],pr["__import__('sys').prefix"],pr["__import__('sys').executable"],"\"2>",$[o="w";"nul <nul";"/dev/null"];
`L`H`P`B set'pyc c;
if[not ""~lp:getenv`EMBEDPY_PYTHON_LIB_PATH;L:lp];
.P.env:not H~P;
.p:(`:./p 2:(`init;3))[L;H;B]]
loaded:.P.loaded
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