[TriLUG] Python x 2 on 1 system?

[tj]

It's possible and not hard, just install to different directory, and set
paths for your environment.
I did before.

On 6/20/07, Paul G. Szabady <Paul at thyservice.com> wrote:
>
> Warren/Jeffery,
>
> Thanks for the feedback.  I kind of expected this to be the case, but
> don't have time to build a test machine right now.  I guess I'll give it a
> whirl.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> --
> Paul
> @ Thy Service
>
> > Python is highly relocatable - as long as you build the interpreter in a
> > self-contained fashion, and it's not in your 'normal' path (or if it is,
> > it
> > has a different name).
> >
> > We do this at $WORK to distribute our own Python environment for some of
> > the
> > software we run.
> >
> > WMM
> >
> > On 6/20/07, Jeffery Painter <jeff_painter at ncsu.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> I have setup custom python installations in $HOME to do version
> specific
> >> tasks, or use version specific modules. Compilation really isn't too
> >> hairy, and the autoconf stuff should pick up necessary dependencies
> >> provided you've installed gcc and related items. Let me know if you
> need
> >> further advice
> >>
> >> -------------------------------------------
> >> Jeffery Painter
> >>
> >> Knowledge Engineer
> >> Semantic Technologies Group
> >> Statistical and Quantitative Sciences
> >> GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development
> >>
> >> http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jlpaint2
> >> (919) 321-0378
> >> -------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> > Greetings,
> >> >
> >> > I need to be able to run python v2.4 or later, but the standard
> >> version
> >> > for RHEL4.x appears to only go to 2.3.  Someone told me that there is
> >> (or
> >> > used to be) a redhat RPM that would install a second version of
> >> python,
> >> > without conflicting with the standard v2.3, but I am unable to locate
> >> it.
> >> >
> >> > I asked Redhat to confirm whether or not there is in fact a newer
> >> version
> >> > of python that I can install without causing issues to the current
> >> version
> >> > and its dependencies.  If so, where can I find it?  Their response
> was
> >> > fairly typical (see below) so as to not void any SLAs.  However,
> >> python
> >> is
> >> > a tricky beast so maybe it's true this time.  Can anyone confirm or
> >> deny
> >> > the ability to run a second version of python?  I suspect I would
> have
> >> to
> >> > download/compile/install from source.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > <Redhat response>
> >> >  Thank you for contacting Red Hat support.
> >> >
> >> > It is not possible to install two different version of python package
> >> ,
> >> 2.3
> >> > and 2.4, on the same system, the python package is not relocatable.
> >> >
> >> > The latest python version is available with RHEL4 is 2.3, the 2.4 is
> >> > available with RHEL5 and fedora. Please note that as per SLA
> >> installing
> >> > these packages on a RHEL4 box is not supportable. Please refer the
> >> > following URL for more details.
> >> >
> >> > http://www.redhat.com/support/policy/soc/production/
> >> >
> >> > You can find the RHEL5 version of the specified rpm on the following
> >> > location.
> >> >
> >> >
> https://rhn.redhat.com/network/software/packages/details.pxt?pid=387877
> >> >
> >> > Please let me know if you have any questions.
> >> > </Redhat response>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
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> >> > @ Thy Service
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