python

Description:	An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
License:	PSF-2.2, PSF-2
Homepage:	https://www.python.org/
Location:	Portage

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~ - unstable
M - hardmask

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2.7.17-r1	diff	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
2.7.17		~	+	+	+	+	~	~	+	+	+	~	+	+

USE flags

berkdb - Add support for sys-libs/db (Berkeley DB for MySQL)
bluetooth - Build Bluetooth protocol support in socket module
bootstrap - !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used during original system bootstrapping [make stage2]
build - !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used for creating build images and the first half of bootstrapping [make stage1]
cxx - Build support for C++ (bindings, extra libraries, code generation, ...)
doc - Add extra documentation (API, Javadoc, etc). It is recommended to enable per package instead of globally
elibc_uclibc - ELIBC setting for systems that use the uClibc C library
examples - Install examples, usually source code
gdbm - Add support for sys-libs/gdbm (GNU database libraries)
hardened - Activate default security enhancements for toolchain (gcc, glibc, binutils)
ipv6 - Add support for IP version 6
libressl - Use dev-libs/libressl instead of dev-libs/openssl when applicable (see also the ssl useflag)
ncurses - Add ncurses support (console display library)
readline - Enable support for libreadline, a GNU line-editing library that almost everyone wants
sqlite - Add support for sqlite - embedded sql database
ssl - Add support for SSL/TLS connections (Secure Socket Layer / Transport Layer Security)
test - Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
threads - Enable threading support. (DON'T DISABLE THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING)
tk - Add support for Tk GUI toolkit
wide-unicode - Enable wide Unicode implementation which uses 4-byte Unicode characters. Switching of this USE flag changes ABI of Python and requires reinstallation of many Python modules. (DON'T DISABLE THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING)
wininst - Install Windows executables required to create an executable installer for MS Windows.
xml - Add support for XML files

Security Advisory

Date	Severity	Title
over 1 year	normal	Python: Buffer overflow
almost 2 years	normal	Python: Buffer overflow
about 3 years	normal	Python: Multiple vulnerabilities
almost 5 years	normal	Python: Multiple vulnerabilities
about 6 years	normal	Python: Multiple vulnerabilities
over 10 years	normal	Python: Integer overflows
over 11 years	normal	Python: Multiple vulnerabilities
over 11 years	normal	Python: Multiple integer overflows
about 12 years	normal	Python: PCRE Integer overflow
over 12 years	normal	Python: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
over 13 years	normal	Python: Buffer Overflow
over 14 years	normal	Python: Heap overflow in the included PCRE library
about 15 years	high	Python: Arbitrary code execution through SimpleXMLRPCServer
over 15 years	high	Python 2.2: Buffer overflow in getaddrinfo()

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