CentOS - May 2012 - best way to upgrade from default Python 2.4 to Python 2.6?

What is the best way to upgrade to Python 2.6 from the default Python 2.4.

I'm running CentOS 5 --> Linux mybox.domain.com 2.6.18-238.9.1.el5 #1
SMP Tue Apr 12 18:10:13 EDT 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I've read these horror stories online and don't want to break yum.

On 05/08/12 8:09 AM, Rogelio wrote:
> What is the best way to upgrade to Python 2.6 from the default Python 2.4.
install your python 2.6 in a nonstandard location, such as 
/opt/something or /usr/local/something, and keep it out of the path of 
any system stuff, use it only for your own purposes.



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On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Rogelio <scubacuda at gmail.com>
wrote:
> What is the best way to upgrade to Python 2.6 from the default Python 2.4.
>
> I'm running CentOS 5 --> Linux mybox.domain.com 2.6.18-238.9.1.el5
#1
> SMP Tue Apr 12 18:10:13 EDT 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> I've read these horror stories online and don't want to break yum.
I installed python 2.7 on my CentOS-5 box by following this:

http://blog.milford.io/2012/01/building-and-installing-python-2-7-rpms-on-centos-5-7/

It will not touch the existing 2.4.

Akemi

On 08.05.2012 16:09, Rogelio wrote:
> What is the best way to upgrade to Python 2.6 from the default Python 
> 2.4.
>
> I'm running CentOS 5 --> Linux mybox.domain.com 2.6.18-238.9.1.el5
#1
> SMP Tue Apr 12 18:10:13 EDT 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> I've read these horror stories online and don't want to break yum.
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The EPEL repo provides python26 which doesn't conflict with stock 
python.

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Am 08.05.2012 17:09, schrieb Rogelio:
> What is the best way to upgrade to Python 2.6 from the default Python 2.4.
> 
> I'm running CentOS 5 --> Linux mybox.domain.com 2.6.18-238.9.1.el5
#1
> SMP Tue Apr 12 18:10:13 EDT 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> I've read these horror stories online and don't want to break yum.
You care for your yum (which is good!), but why don't you use it? At
least your kernel is old and vulnerable.

Alexander