CentOS - Mar 2010 - Upgrading Python with Yum

Hi;
I have an old version of Python (2.4.3) and I'm trying to upgrade (to 2.6);
however, when I try
yum upgrade python
it tells me that it's already got the latest and greatest...presumably of
2.4.3. I've tried
yum list python
and it only gives me the 2.4.3. Are there no others? Do I have to build from
a tarball? I'm surprised I don't find a version of Python 3 either. In
what
folder are the rpms kept?
TIA,
Susan
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On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 6:51 AM, Susan Day <suzieprogrammer at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi;
> I have an old version of Python (2.4.3) and I'm trying to upgrade (to
2.6);
> however, when I try
> yum upgrade python
> it tells me that it's already got the latest and greatest...presumably
of
> 2.4.3. I've tried
> yum list python
> and it only gives me the 2.4.3. Are there no others? Do I have to build
from
> a tarball? I'm surprised I don't find a version of Python 3 either.
In what
> folder are the rpms kept?
You might want to read this FAQ:

"Where can I get the latest version of XyZ.rpm for CentOS? I cannot
find it anywhere."
(
http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General#head-472ce8446ebcfc82ca1800f775ba0e629ac835c7
)

Cheers,
Akemi