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The python2.7 documentation refers to a Tools/scripts directory and a Tools/demos directory, but those don't seem to be on my computer.

    locate Tools/scripts

doesn't find anything.

A post on this site said that 

    sudo apt-get source python

would download the Tools directory, but it did not. Have you any other suggestions?

saulspatz
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  • Did you enable and update the sources repository before the apt-get? – Rinzwind Apr 18 '13 at 14:28
  • I'm a linux newbie, so perhaps not. The first time I tried the command it failed with an error message that told me to install dev-dpkg. I did so, and the command seemed to run Ok the second time. What else should I have done? – saulspatz Apr 18 '13 at 18:28

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The Tools/scripts files are installed with the python2.7-examples package, in Ubuntu. They are located in the /usr/share/doc/python2.7/examples/Tools/scripts directory once the package is installed.

dobey
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  • Not on my system./usr/share/doc/python2.7 ACKS.gz copyright python-policy.sgml.gz README.gz changelog.Debian.gz NEWS.gz python-policy.txt.gz changelog.gz python-policy.html README.Debian – saulspatz Apr 18 '13 at 18:20
  • $ ls /usr/share/doc/python2.7 ACKS.gz copyright python-policy.sgml.gz README.gz changelog.Debian.gz NEWS.gz python-policy.txt.gz changelog.gz python-policy.html README.Debian – saulspatz Apr 18 '13 at 18:22
  • And what does dpkg -l python2.7-examples say? – dobey Apr 18 '13 at 18:23
  • Not on my system. I have a /usr/share/doc/python2.7 director, but it has no example subdirectory. I believe that python 2.7 was the default when I installed ubuntu 12.04. Do you mean something else by, "when the package is installed?" Thanks. – saulspatz Apr 18 '13 at 18:29
  • Re-read the answer. The package you need to install is python2.7-examples not python2.7. – dobey Apr 18 '13 at 18:30