CentOS python 2.6 upgrade to Python 2.7

CentOS 6.5 comes with a python version of 2.6.6, but with more than 2.7.x in daily work, you can upgrade to meet your needs. However, the previous version of Python has been deeply dependent on the system, so you cannot drop the version of Python uninstall, only new installation.

1. Download the Python 2.7.6 installation package:

   wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.6/Python-2.7.6.tgz
   

2. Unzip the installation:

TAR-XVF python-2.7.6.tgz

CD Python-2.7.6

./configure--prefix=/usr/local/python2.7

Make

Make install

3. Change the default Python version of the system to Python 2.7

Ln-fs/usr/local/python2.7/bin/python2.7/usr/bin/python

4. View the Python version

[Email protected] ~]# python-v python 2.7.6

Precautions:

After upgrading the version, the use of Yum does not work properly, you need to change the Python version of the system comes with the Python version, modify the method:

Sed-i ' s/bin\/python/bin\/python2.6/'/usr/bin/yum

At this point, the Python version of the CentOS 6.5 system has been successfully upgraded to the 2.7.6 version.

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CentOS python 2.6 upgrade to Python 2.7