Installation
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**Prerequisites**

Python 2.4 or higher, SWIG 1.3 or higher, GNU make

**Download**

You can download the source codes `here`_.
The latest release is 1.1.1, Jan 15, 2009.

.. _here: unbound-1.1.1-py.tar.gz

**Compiling**

After downloading, you can compile the Unbound library by doing::

	> tar -xzf unbound-1.1.1-py.tar.gz
	> cd unbound-1.1.1
	> ./configure --with-pythonmodule
	> make

You need GNU make to compile sources.
SWIG and Python devel libraries to compile extension module. 

**Testing**

If the compilation is successful, you can test the extension module by::

	> cd pythonmod
	> make sudo # or "make test" or "make suexec"

This will start unbound server with language dictionary service (see :ref:`Tutorials`).
In order to test this service, type::
  
   > dig TXT @127.0.0.1 aught.en._dict_.cz

Dig should print this message (czech equivalent of aught)::

   ; <<>> DiG 9.5.0-P2 <<>> TXT @127.0.0.1 aught.en._dict_.cz
   ; (1 server found)
   ;; global options:  printcmd
   ;; Got answer:
   ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 30085
   ;; flags: aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
   
   ;; QUESTION SECTION:
   ;aught.en._dict_.cz.		IN	TXT
   
   ;; ANSWER SECTION:
   aught.en._dict_.cz.	300	IN	TXT	"nic"
   
   ;; Query time: 11 msec
   ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
   ;; WHEN: Thu Jan 10 16:45:58 2009
   ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 52

The ``pythonmod/examples`` directory contains simple applications written in Python.