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>Chapter 41. PL/Python - Python Procedural Language</H1
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>  The <SPAN
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  <SPAN
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  <A
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>  To install PL/Python in a particular database, use
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>createlang plpythonu <TT
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>dbname</I
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>  As of <SPAN
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  if a new secure execution mechanism is developed in Python.
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