Centos6.4 on python2.6.6 upgrade to 2.7.6

Long time not to write blog, this article has no gold content, just make a record. Easy to read in the future.

0. Operating System Information

[Email protected] ~]$ cat/etc/issue

CentOS Release 6.4 (Final)

Kernel \ r on an \m

1. Current Python version information

[Email protected] bin]$ pwd

/usr/bin

[[email protected] bin]$ ll-a python

-rwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4864 February python

[[email protected] bin]$ python

Python 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Feb 22 2013, 00:00:18)

[GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-3)] on linux2

Type "Help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

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2. Delete the current Python

[[email protected] bin]$ sudo rm-rf python

3. Download and install the 2.7.6 installation package

[email protected] download]$ ll python-2.7.6.tgz

-rw-r--r--1 vagrant vagrant 14725931 May python-2.7.6.tgz

[[email protected] python-2.7.6]$./configure && make && sudo make install

4. Making a soft connection point python2.7.6 to Python

[[email protected] bin]$ sudo ln-s/usr/local/bin/python2.7 python

[Email protected] bin]$ pwd

/usr/bin

[[email protected] bin]$ ll python

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 February 14:29 python --/usr/local/bin/python2.7

OK, now the Python environment is switched to 2.7.6.

[[email protected] ~]$ python

Python 2.7.6 (default, Feb 14 2015, 14:13:13)

[GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-3)] on linux2

Type "Help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

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Centos6.4 on python2.6.6 upgrade to 2.7.6