Problems installing Python on server

[Devraj]

Also be careful and setup all the paths that is required for compiling
various Python modules etc.

On Jan 29, 8:28 am, Yansky <thegoodd... at gmail.com> wrote:
> I asked my hosting company if they would upgrade Python on my server
> to the latest version. They responded with:
>
> "Sorry no. We tend to stick with what comes packaged with the unix
> distribution to ease maintenance issues.
>
> There is nothing stopping you from running your own version of python
> from within your own account. Download the source and compile it and
> install it into your own space. Adjust the fist line of your python
> scripts to reflect the location of YOUR python binary:
>
> #! /home/youraccount/yourlibs/python
>
> and you should be all set."

>
> The build instructions for Python are:
> To start building right away (on UNIX): type "./configure" in the
> current directory and when it finishes, type "make". This creates an
> executable "./python"; to install in usr/local, first do "su root" and
> then "make install".
>
> The problem is, I don't have root access to the server so I can't do
> the "make install". I have ubuntu on my computer, but from what I
> understand I can't compile it on that and upload it because the server
> runs Red Had and the ./configure would have made it incompatible
> right?
>
> So how can I build Python without root access?