How to Install Python on Linux

原文链接 http://www.hiaward.com:10004/wiki/dev/pythoninstall/

Summary

Hostmonster uses the preinstalled version of Python that ships with CentOS. Because of this it is often not the latest release. This article will explain how to install an updated version of python locally.

Download Python

Enter the following commands to download and extract Python 2.7 to your hosting account.

mkdir ~/python
cd ~/python
wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.2/Python-2.7.2.tgz
tar zxfv Python-2.7.2.tgz
find ~/python -type d | xargs chmod 0755
cd Python-2.7.2

Install Python

Once extracted you can use the following commands to configure and install Python.

./configure --prefix=$HOME/python
make
make install

Modify the .bashrc

For your local version of python to load you will need to add it to the .bashrc file.

vim ~/.bashrc

Press i ,than Enter:

export PATH=$HOME/python/bin:$PATH

Write the changes and close vim:

:wq

Press Enter

source ~/.bashrc

Note: You may need to logout for the environment to update.

Enter python -V to check the version of python installed.