language, you need a <productname>Python</productname>

installation with the header files and

the <application>distutils</application> module. The minimum

required version is <productname>Python</productname>

2.3. <productname>Python 3</productname> is supported if it's

required version is <productname>Python</productname> 2.3.

For full functionality, a 2.3.x installation must include the

separately-available <filename>cdecimal</> module; in particular

the <application>PL/Python</> regression tests will not pass if that

is missing.

<productname>Python 3</productname> is supported if it's

version 3.1 or later; but see

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