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inherit update-alternatives
ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-core += "python"
ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python] = "${bindir}/python"
ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[python] = "${bindir}/python3"
# python3 takes up a lot of space that most embedded systems
# do not have, so remove some un-needed files from the rootfs
do_install_append_class-target() {
# Even though python3 is built with --without-ensurepip, it still installs
# a large, compressed version of pip. Remove it to free up the space.
rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}/ensurepip
# Remove all python .py files from python recipe. Only the .pyc
# files are required.
# The _sysconfigdata*.py files are system configuration files generated
# during build time. It's used in the yocto packaging process so
# it is required to remain in the image.
find ${D}${libdir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN} -name \*.py ! -name _sysconfigdata*.py -exec rm {} \;
}