How to install Python without root priviledges ?

[Kragen Sitaker]

"Chandan Mathur" <chandan_mathur at hotmail.com> writes:
> "Shagshag13" <shagshag13 at yahoo.fr> wrote in message
> news:acvmin$svjfb$1 at ID-146704.news.dfncis.de...
> > ./configure --prefix=/home/shagshag/local
> 
> you have done the right thing.., only without SU priviliges, I think you can
> run python only on the directory Python-2.2.1 as follows,  ./python
> I have the same problem... and it really sucks :-(

Add /home/shagshag/local/bin to your PATH and you will be able to run
Python without being in that directory.