irssi-python (Python 2.x scripting support for irssi) irssi-python embeds Python into an Irssi module, providing most of the functionality of the Perl wrapper to Python scripts using a similar interface. After the package is installed, you can test it from within irssi by running "/load python". If this works OK, you can configure irssi to always load the module with a command like: $ echo 'load python' >> ~/.irssi/startup Beware of upgrades: if Slackware's irssi or python packages are ever upgraded, you'll almost certainly have to rebuild & reinstall this. Symptoms may include irssi ABI version mismatch errors or segfaults. If you get a warning about an irssi version mismatch when building irssi-python, first update your irssi package to the latest one in patches/: # slackpkg update # slackpkg upgrade irssi If you still get the warning, set the environment variable IRSSI_VER to the correct irssi version. You'll also have to have the irssi source tarball in the SlackBuild directory. It should be available from: http://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/source/irssi/