How to check if Python3 was built with '--enable-shared'?

Question

Environment:

Problem:

I am trying to install mod_wsgi but first need to determine if Python was configured and compiled with the '--enable-shared' option.

Questions:

How can I determine if Homebrew installed Python with the '--enable-shared' option?
If it was not installed, what is the correct way to install it?

Thank you!

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10192758/how-to-get-a-list-of-options-that-python-was-compiled-with - This works with python 3. — Ian Laird, Apr 21 '14 at 16:36
The ``--enable-shared`` option will not be relevant if Python was installed as a MacOS X style framework. — Graham Dumpleton, Apr 21 '14 at 22:46

Ian Laird · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-21T20:27:02.653

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From the python repl:

import sysconfig
sysconfig.get_config_vars('Py_ENABLE_SHARED')

edited Apr 21 '14 at 20:27

answered Apr 21 '14 at 17:07

Ian Laird

thanks! 'print(sysconfig.get_config_vars('Py_ENABLE_SHARED'))' returned 'SyntaxError: invalid syntax' but just 'sysconfig.get_config_vars('Py_ENABLE_SHARED')' returned '[0]', which I'm assuming means false / "this feature is not enabled". – fire_water Apr 21 '14 at 18:08
Correct, it is a boolean return so, you are correct. The feature is not enabled. I will fix the syntax error. – Ian Laird Apr 21 '14 at 20:26

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 27 '22 at 09:58

A bit better is to use

import sysconfig
sysconfig.get_config_var('Py_ENABLE_SHARED')

This returns the integer value 0 or 1 directly. The plural form is used to get multiple values or a whole dict if no argument is given, see https://docs.python.org/3/library/sysconfig.html?highlight=get_config_vars#sysconfig.get_config_vars

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