Python on z/OS
Python has been popular for a long time, and in the last few years, its popularity reached the top level. It is typically used for web application development, automation, and data analysis and machine learning. It can run well on mainframes and z/OS for a few last years and we will see more Python on z/OS in the future.
This blog provides instructions on how to install Rocket Python to z/OS and how to use the IzODA distribution of Python and Anaconda from IBM.
Installing Rocket Python 3.6 for z/OS
Rocket has ported Python in 2015 for the first time and updated the z/OS port in 2018 for the last time. You can learn more about Rocket and Python port at https://www.rocketsoftware.com/product-categories/mainframe/python-for-zos.
Downloading the package
Go to https://my.rocketsoftware.com/RocketCommunity#/downloads. Log in or sign up to the Rocket Community. Search for python and download python-2017–04–12-py36.tar.gz and search for gzip and download gzip-1.9-edc_b002.180703.tar. Search for bash and download bash-4.3_b018.170518.tar.gz.
