Upgrade python2.4 to 2.7.2

[Root @ ~] # Python
 
Python 2.4.3 (#1, May 5 2011, 16:39:10)
[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-50)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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[Root @ ~] #
Download a new version of python
[Root @ ~] # Wget
 
Decompress and compile
[Root @ ~] # Tar jxvf Python-2.7.3.tar.bz2
[Root @ wangyuelou Python-2.7.2] #./configure -- prefix =/usr/local/python27
[Root @ wangyuelou Python-2.7.2] # make
[Root @ wangyuelou Python-2.7.2] # make install
[Root @ wangyuelou Python-2.7.2] # ls/usr/local/python27/-al
Total 28
Drwxr-xr-x 6 root 4096 Jul 14 00:21.
Drwxr-xr-x 20 root 4096 Jul 14 00:17 ..
Drwxr-xr-x 2 root 4096 Jul 14 00:21 bin
Drwxr-xr-x 3 root 4096 Jul 14 00:21 include
Drwxr-xr-x 4 root 4096 Jul 14 00:21 lib
Drwxr-xr-x 3 root 4096 Jul 14 00:21 share
Overwrite the original python Link
[Root @ wangyuelou Python-2.7.2] # mv/usr/bin/python/usr/bin/python_old
[Root @ wangyuelou Python-2.7.2] # ln-s/usr/local/python27/bin/python/usr/bin/
[Root @ wangyuelou Python-2.7.2] # python
Python 2.7.2 (default, Jul 14 2011, 00:20:14)
[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-50)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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Python2.7 can be used normally.
However, yum is used in version 2.4, so you need to modify it.
[Root @ ~] # Yum
There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
Required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:
 
No module named yum
 
Please install a package which provides this module, or
Verify that the module is installed correctly.
 
It's possible that the above module doesn't match
Current version of Python, which is:
2.7.2 (default, Jul 14 2011, 00:20:14)
[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-50)]
 
If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go
The yum faq:

 
[Root @ wangyuelou Python-2.7.2] # vim/usr/bin/yum
 
#! /Usr/bin/python # modify the location to 2.4
[Root @ ~] # Vim/usr/bin/yum
 
#! /Usr/bin/python2.4
[Root @ ~] # Yum
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
You need to give some command
Usage: yum [options] COMMAND
 
List of Commands:
 
Check-update Check for available package updates
Clean Remove cached data
Deplist List a package's dependencies
Downgrade a package
Erase Remove a package or packages from your system
Groupinfo Display details about a package group
Groupinstall Install the packages in a group on your system
Grouplist List available package groups
Groupremove Remove the packages in a group from your system
Help Display a helpful usage message
Info Display details about a package or group of packages
Install Install a package or packages on your system
List List a package or groups of packages
Localinstall Install a local RPM
Yum can be used again