Python Install

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Paul Osman wrote:
> On 18-May-06, at 10:30 AM, D wrote:
>
> > I'm sure this is an easy question for most here, but it's throwing me
> > for a loop at the moment - I need to upgrade RHEL 3 with the latest
> > version of Python.  I downloaded the source and installed, but we're
> > still having problems (i.e. some Python apps don't work, Add/Remove
> > Applications console errors out and doesn't open, etc.).  My guess is
> > that it's using old libraries or otherwise conflicting with the old
> > Python version, but I'm not sure how to remove the original version.
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> RHEL uses python for distro specific tools pretty extensively iirc.
> I'd stay away from source installs and stick to rpms / yum /
> up2date / whatever RH uses these days.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul Osman
> http://www.eval.ca

You can also use 'make altinstall'  This does everything but symlink to
python, so you can still run (for example) python2.4 to start your
scripts.