Generate libpython*.so on MacOS using pyenv

Question

I need to know how to generate shared lib like libpython*.so on MacOS (Darwin) using pyenv

I tried env PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-shared" pyenv install 3.11 But it didn't work

Answer 1

To generate a shared library like libpython*.so on MacOS (Darwin) using pyenv, you can follow the steps below:

1- Install the Xcode command line tools by running the following command in your terminal:

xcode-select --install

2- Install the latest version of OpenSSL using Homebrew by running the following commands in your terminal:

 brew update
 brew install openssl

3- Set the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable to include the OpenSSL libraries by running the following command in your terminal:

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(brew --prefix openssl)/lib/pkgconfig

4-Set the PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS environment variable to include the --enable-shared flag by running the following command in your terminal:

export PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-shared"

5- Install the desired version of Python using pyenv by running the following command in your terminal:

pyenv install <version>

Note: Replace with the desired version of Python, for example, 3.11.0.

After following these steps, you should be able to generate a shared library like libpython*.so on MacOS (Darwin) using pyenv.