centos6.4 under compile and install python2.7

1, prepare

CentOS comes with Python, so it can be executed directly under the shell: Python

can see the corresponding printing information, but the system comes with a python version is too old, so you should recompile a new version of Python.

However, it is best not to overwrite the original system with Python, in case the system appears inexplicable problems, you can compile the new version of Python into a specified directory, so the best!

2, download a new version of Python (2.7.8)

Address: https://www.python.org/downloads/source/

Extract:

xz-d python-2.7.8.tar.xz---decompression. XZ

TAR-XVF Python-2.7.8.tar---unzip. tar

3, installation

CD Python-2.7.8

./configure--prefix=/usr/local/python27

If it is an error, please install the dependent package of the corresponding defect, and then proceed to execute the instruction!

Make && make install

Wait for the installation to complete before executing:

/usr/local/python27/bin/python

You can see the Python print out the information that shows the Python version is the new version we installed!

The script can now be connected to the/usr/bin directory so that it can be started directly in the shell and executed:

Ln-s/usr/local/python27/bin/python/usr/bin/python27

Then execute directly in the shell: python27

As you can see, the printed information is our latest version of Python installed!

3. Run a python file

To switch directories to the home directory, create a new Python folder in which a suffix named:. py

File and enter the following code:

#!/usr/bin/python27

Import Platform

Print Platform.uname ()

Then save the file to exit, add executable permissions to the file after execution:./file name

You can see the information!

At this point, complete!

centos6.4 the installation python2.7