Centos6 is upgraded to 2.7 by default using python2.6

This article describes how to upgrade CentOS6.3 from Python 2.6 to 2.7.6. Because the old version of Python in CentOS has been deeply dependent, you cannot uninstall the original Python and can only install it completely. 1. download Pyhon, select download Gzippedsourcetarball (2.7.6) (sig) Web site https://www.python.org/downloa

This article describes how to upgrade CentOS 6.3 from Python 2.6 to 2.7.6.

Because the old version of Python in CentOS has been deeply dependent, you cannot uninstall the original Python and can only install it completely.

1. download Pyhon and select to download Gzipped source tar ball (2.7.6) (sig)

Web https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.6

2. unzip the package and run the following command:

Tar-xvf Python-2.7.6.tgz

Cd Python-2.7.6

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

Make

Make install

3. create a link to change python to python2.7 by default.

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

4. view the Python version

Python-V

5. modify the yum configuration (otherwise, yum cannot run normally)

Vi/usr/bin/yum

Set the #! of the first line #! /Usr/bin/python to the original python version address #! /Usr/bin/python2.6

 

So far, Python in CentOS6.3 has been successfully upgraded to version 2.7.6.