From f0f2da0f56bdaaa80169113c83473a83bbd2f41c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Damien Elmes Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 20:54:43 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] doc tweaks --- docs/development.md | 6 +++--- docs/mac.md | 5 +++-- docs/windows.md | 4 ++-- 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md index 5ddb825f0..25103a518 100644 --- a/docs/development.md +++ b/docs/development.md @@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ Pre-built Python packages are available on PyPI. They are useful if you wish to: - Get code completion when developing add-ons - Make command line scripts that modify .anki2 files via Anki's Python libraries -You will need Python 3.8 or 3.9 installed. If you do not have Python yet, please -see the platform-specific instructions in the "Building from source" section below -for more info. +You will need the 64 bit version of Python 3.8 or 3.9 installed. If you do not +have Python yet, please see the platform-specific instructions in the "Building +from source" section below for more info. **Mac/Linux**: diff --git a/docs/mac.md b/docs/mac.md index 2a8c84cfb..6551eb1cf 100644 --- a/docs/mac.md +++ b/docs/mac.md @@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ $ brew install rsync bazelisk **Install Python 3.8**: -Install Python 3.8 from . You may be able to use -the Homebrew version instead, but this is untested. +Install Python 3.8 from . We have heard reports +of issues with pyenv and homebrew, so the package from python.org is +the only recommended approach. Python 3.9 is not currently recommended, as pylint does not support it yet. diff --git a/docs/windows.md b/docs/windows.md index 6502475d4..afa9d0521 100644 --- a/docs/windows.md +++ b/docs/windows.md @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ components enabled on the right. **Python 3.8**: -Download Python 3.8 from . Run the installer, and -customize the installation. Select "install for all users", and choose +Download the 64 bit Python 3.8 from . Run the installer, +and customize the installation. Select "install for all users", and choose the install path as c:\python. Currently the build scripts require Python to be installed in that location.