Can't install python docs in texinfo format

[dukallis]

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I downloaded python docs in texinfo format from the official site. I unpacked an archive and run sudo make install-info. Everything seemed fine, but running info python fails with the following message: Cannot find node ''

Upd: If installed under root user everything is fine, but it's not under regular user via sudo make install-info command.

[hugovk]

It's working for me with Debian 12 Bookworm (via Docker on macOS) and the 3.14 texinfo from https://docs.python.org/3/archives/python-3.14-docs-texinfo.zip:

root@7067d13d30c5:/code/python-3.14-docs-texinfo# make install-info
for f in *.info; do \
  mkdir -p /usr/share/info && \
  cp "$f" /usr/share/info && \
  install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info "$f" && \
  \
  FIGURE_DIR="`basename \"$f\" .info`-figures" && \
  if [ -e "$FIGURE_DIR" ]; then \
    cp -r "$FIGURE_DIR" /usr/share/info ; \
  fi; \
done
root@7067d13d30c5:/code/python-3.14-docs-texinfo# info python

Next: What’s New in Python,  Up: (dir)

Python
******

     Python 3.14.3, February 10, 2026

     Author name not set

     Copyright © 2001 Python Software Foundation

* Menu:

* What’s New in Python::
* The Python Tutorial::
* Python Setup and Usage::
* The Python Language Reference::
* The Python Standard Library::
* Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter::
* Python/C API Reference Manual::
* Installing Python Modules::
* Python HOWTOs::
* Python Frequently Asked Questions::
* Deprecations::
* Glossary::
* About this documentation::
* Dealing with Bugs::
* Copyright::
* History and License::
* Python Module Index::
* Index::

 -- The Detailed Node Listing --

What’s New in Python

* What’s new in Python 3.14: What’s new in Python 3 14.
* What’s New In Python 3.13: What’s New In Python 3 13.
* What’s New In Python 3.12: What’s New In Python 3 12.
* What’s New In Python 3.11: What’s New In Python 3 11.
* What’s New In Python 3.10: What’s New In Python 3 10.
* What’s New In Python 3.9: What’s New In Python 3 9.
* What’s New In Python 3.8: What’s New In Python 3 8.
* What’s New In Python 3.7: What’s New In Python 3 7.
-----Info: (python)Top, 9778 lines --Top----------------------------------------------
Welcome to Info version 6.8.  Type H for help, h for tutorial.

What system are you on? Which texinfo did you download? Can you copy and paste the full output of the install and the info commands?

[dukallis]

@hugovk I downloaded the same archive. I'm on Ubuntu 22.04 and installed info from official repos. info version is 6.8

[dukallis]

@hugovk it's working when installed like in your example under root. But when installed with sudo make install-info it's not.