Upgrading Python on Red Hat 7.2?

[John Hunter]

>>>>> "Leif" == Leif K-Brooks <eurleif at ecritters.biz> writes:

    Leif> I have an ancient server with Red Hat 7.2 and Python
    Leif> 1.5.2. I want to install mod_python, but I'll need a version
    Leif> of python from some time after the stone age to do
    Leif> that. Up2date is broken (missing Python module, go figure),
    Leif> so I can't use that. The latest RPMs seem to be for Red Hat
    Leif> 9, will they work with 7.2? If not, will building from
    Leif> source make versioned binaries only (/usr/bin/pythonX.X
    Leif> instead of /usr/bin/python)?

The default build

  > ./configure
  > sudo make install

will install to /usr/local/ and thus will not overwrite
/usr/bin/python.  

JDH