[pycrypto] Build error, 2.6.1

[Dave Pawson]

pip uninstalled pycrypto!

Re install instructions. Fedora 26, requires root for installation?

running install_lib
    copying build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/Cryptodome/__init__.py ->
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/Cryptodome
    error: could not delete
'/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/Cryptodome/__init__.py':
Permission denied

Not mentioned on https://www.pycryptodome.org/en/latest/src/installation.html

>  python3 -m Cryptodome.SelfTest
...
Ran 22656 tests in 37.023s

Tks

On 22 July 2017 at 08:34, Dave Pawson <dave.pawson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Having installed pycrypto, is the only way to remove it to find the
> files and remove manually?
>
> (groan) - or will pycryptodome run alongside pycrypto please?
>
> Tia
>
> On 21 July 2017 at 20:21, Martin Falatic <martin at falatic.com> wrote:
>> As this project hasn't seen commits on master (or perhaps any branch) in
>> over three years, it appears to be dead.
>>
>> However, pycryptodome is alive and well! It's a fork off the latest pycrypto
>> and contains many bugfixes, enhancements. Most importantly, it's an ongoing
>> project.
>>
>> https://github.com/Legrandin/pycryptodome
>>
>> https://www.pycryptodome.org/
>>
>> There are two ways to install it: for a seamless experience I recommend
>> uninstalling pycrypto (if present) and installing pycryptodome.
>>
>> (pycryptodomex has its uses for some, but would mean editing your imports,
>> whereas pycryptodome is a drop-in replacement for pycrypto.)
>>
>> If you have issues with installing or using pycryptodome, there are
>> resources there to guide you and an active issue tracker as well.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>>  - Marty
>>    www.falatic.com
>>
>>
>> On 2017-07-21 07:16, Dave Pawson wrote:
>>>
>>> Installing on a new system, Fedora 26, 64 bit.
>>> Builds OK using setup.py for python 2.7
>>>
>>> Fails on python 3.x?
>>>
>>> Should this be built in a different way please?
>>>
>>> TiA
>
>
>
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