Compile python2.5 and support SSL

(1) download OpenSSL source code, compile and install

Http://www.openssl.org/source/

$./Config

$ Make

$ Sudo make install

 

(2) Compile and install Python

Edit the modules/setup. Dist file in the Python source code directory and add SSL support:

# Socket module helper for SSL support; you must comment out the other

# Socket line above, and possibly edit the SSL variable:
SSL =/usr/local/SSL
SSL _ SSL. c
-Duse_ssl-I $ (SSL)/include/OpenSSL
-L $ (SSL)/lib-lssl-

 

$./Configure -- prefix =/usr

$ Make

$ Sudo make install

 

(3) test whether Python supports SSL

$ Python/usr/local/lib/python2.5/test/test_socket_ssl.py

Or:

$ Python
Python 2.5.5 (r255: 77872, May 8 2011, 19:17:36)
[GCC 4.4.3] On linux2
Type "help", "Copyright", "Credits" or "License" for more information.
>>> Import socket
>>> Socket. SSL
<Function SSL at 0x7f5fbd5c4de8>
>>>