Install CentOS and update Python

1. view the current Python version

Python-V

2. view the current CentOS version.

Cat/etc/redhat-release

3. Install all Development Kits

Yum groupinstall

4. install other required packages

Yum install zlib-devel bzip2-devel openssl-devel ncurses-devel

5. Download, compile, and install Python (2.7.6 for example, all versions)

Cd // www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.6/Python-2.7.6-2.7.6-2.7.6/

6. Update the python command version.

Cd/usr/| -- s/usr/local/bin/python2.7./python

7. Check the final version of Python

Python-V

The returned result should be (example): Python 2.7.6rc1