iSeriesPython currently works on OS400 releases Version 5 Release 3 and later.

Download python25.zip and lib25.zip to your PC and do the following:

1. Extract the python25 and lib25 files from the downloaded zip files and store them on your PC
2. Create a library called python25 on the AS/400

CRTLIB PYTHON25

3. Create three save files in that library

CRTSAVF PYTHON25/PYTHON25

CRTSAVF PYTHON25/LIB

CRTSAVF PYTHON25/PYTHON

5. If the FTP service is not running on your AS/400, start it.

STRTCPSVR *FTP

6. On the PC, start a command prompt and change to the folder where the extracted python25 file is stored.
    On Windows NT/2000/XP, the command prompt is started by running "cmd" from the Start menu.
    On Windows 9X, run "command" instead)

7. Start the Windows FTP client, then connect to and log into your AS/400

FTP AS/400 name or IP address

8. Change to the PYTHON25 library and change to binary mode

cd python25
binary

9. Put the extracted python25 and lib files to the AS/400

put python25
put lib

10. On the AS/400, create the directories /usr/python2.5 and /usr/python2.5/lib

MKDIR '/usr/python2.5'
MKDIR '/usr/python2.5/lib'

11. Restore all of the objects from the PYTHON25 save file

RSTOBJ OBJ(*ALL) SAVLIB(PYTHON25)
   DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(PYTHON25/PYTHON25)

12. Restore all of the objects from the LIB save file

RST 'QSYS.LIB/PYTHON25.LIB/LIB.FILE'
   OBJ(('/usr/python2.5' '*INCLUDE' '/usr/python2.5'))

13. Add the entry PYTHONHOME to the system environment variables
(Skip this step with release 2.3.3 or later! It's now superceded.)

ADDENVVAR ENVVAR(PYTHONHOME)
   VALUE('/usr/python2.5') LEVEL(*SYS)

14. Change Your System "Locale" Information:

    Change the system default:

CHGSYSVAL QLOCALE '/QSYS.LIB/NO_NO.LOCALE'

    Change one user:

CHGUSRPRF username
   LOCALE('/QSYS.LIB/NO_NO.LOCALE')

    Change the current job:

ADDENVVAR ENVVAR(LANG)
   VALUE('/QSYS.LIB/NO_NO.LOCALE')

Type WRKOBJ QSYS/*ALL *LOCALE to find valid locales listed on your AS/400.

That's it! Call PYTHON25/PYTHON and the interpreter should start.

To call applications, type PYTHON25/PYTHON '/path-to-script.py'

To create a batch job, type SBMJOB and enter the same information as above.

1. Extract the python25 and lib25 files from the downloaded zip files and store them on your PC
2. Create a library called python25 on the AS/400
	CRTLIB PYTHON25
3. Create three save files in that library
	CRTSAVF PYTHON25/PYTHON25
	CRTSAVF PYTHON25/LIB
	CRTSAVF PYTHON25/PYTHON
5. If the FTP service is not running on your AS/400, start it.
	*STRTCPSVR FTP**
6. On the PC, start a command prompt and change to the folder where the extracted python25 file is stored. On Windows NT/2000/XP, the command prompt is started by running "cmd" from the Start menu. On Windows 9X, run "command" instead)
7. Start the Windows FTP client, then connect to and log into your AS/400
	FTP AS/400 name or IP address
8. Change to the PYTHON25 library and change to binary mode
	cd python25 binary
9. Put the extracted python25 and lib files to the AS/400
	put python25 put lib
10. On the AS/400, create the directories /usr/python2.5 and /usr/python2.5/lib
	MKDIR '/usr/python2.5' MKDIR '/usr/python2.5/lib'
11. Restore all of the objects from the PYTHON25 save file
	RSTOBJ OBJ(ALL) SAVLIB(PYTHON25) DEV(SAVF) SAVF(PYTHON25/PYTHON25)
12. Restore all of the objects from the LIB save file
	RST 'QSYS.LIB/PYTHON25.LIB/LIB.FILE' OBJ(('/usr/python2.5' '*INCLUDE' '/usr/python2.5'))
13. Add the entry PYTHONHOME to the system environment variables (Skip this step with release 2.3.3 or later! It's now superceded.)
	ADDENVVAR ENVVAR(PYTHONHOME) VALUE('/usr/python2.5') LEVEL(*SYS)
14. Change Your System "Locale" Information:
Change the system default:
	CHGSYSVAL QLOCALE '/QSYS.LIB/NO_NO.LOCALE'
Change one user:
	CHGUSRPRF username LOCALE('/QSYS.LIB/NO_NO.LOCALE')
Change the current job:
	ADDENVVAR ENVVAR(LANG) VALUE('/QSYS.LIB/NO_NO.LOCALE')
Type *WRKOBJ QSYS/ALL LOCALE* to find valid locales listed on your AS/400.

That's it! Call PYTHON25/PYTHON and the interpreter should start. To call applications, type *PYTHON25/PYTHON '/path-to-script.py'* To create a batch job, type SBMJOB and enter the same information as above.