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--- python_altinstall [2015/10/08 07:33] – luke7858
+++ python_altinstall [2024/05/23 07:26] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 source http://sowingseasons.com/blog/building-python-2-7-10-on-raspberry-pi-2.html
+source https://github.com/h2oai/h2o-2/wiki/Installing-python-2.7-on-centos-6.3.-Follow-this-sequence-exactly-for-centos-machine-only
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 yum install zlib-devel bzip2-devel openssl-devel ncurses-devel sqlite-devel readline-devel tk-devel gdbm-devel db4-devel libpcap-devel xz-devel
 </sxh>
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 === Python 2.10.5 ===
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 Now the dependancies have been installed we can go ahead and get the python tar:
 <sxh bash>
-wget http://python.org/ftp/python/2.7.6/Python-2.7.6.tar.xz
+wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.10/Python-2.7.10.tgz
 </sxh>
 <sxh bash>
-tar xf Python-2.7.6.tar.xz
+tar -zxvf Python-2.7.10.tgz
 </sxh>
 <sxh bash>
-cd Python-2.7.6
+cd Python-2.7.10
 </sxh>
+The following command will install the Python interpreter in /usr/local/bin/python2.7
 <sxh bash>
 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --enable-unicode=ucs4 --enable-shared LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath /usr/local/lib"
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 make && make altinstall
 </sxh>
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 == Download and install Setuptools + pip ==
 <sxh bash>
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 easy_install-2.7 pip
 </sxh>
-Python 2.7 should now be located:
-<sxh bash>
-/usr/local/bin/python2.7
-</sxh>
-=== Understanding Python locations ===
-I would recommend reading the following article to understand more
-https://github.com/h2oai/h2o-2/wiki/Installing-python-2.7-on-centos-6.3.-Follow-this-sequence-exactly-for-centos-machine-only