RH5.4 upgrade Python to version 2.7

1. Introduction

Because of the job requirements, the python under RH5.4 is now upgraded to version 2.7 (the default version is 2.4).

2. Upgrade Method

wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.5/Python-2.7.5.tgz
Tar zxvf python-2.7.tgz
./configure
Make
Make install

Then view the software version

/usr/local/bin/python-v
Python 2.7

It appears that the new version is in effect, make a soft connection should be OK.
Mv/usr/bin/python/usr/bin/python.bak
Ln-s/usr/local/bin/python/usr/bin/python

Yum will not be available after the upgrade is installed because Yum is using version 2.4, so modify the Yum profile to be able to identify the python in version 2.4
Vim/usr/bin/yum
The head of the file
#!/usr/bin/python
Change into
#!/usr/bin/python2.4 now yum no problem ...

References: http://ju.outofmemory.cn/entry/10832