[TriLUG] Python x 2 on 1 system?

Paul G. Szabady Paul at ThyService.com
Wed Jun 20 19:47:22 EDT 2007


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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>> > Paul
>> > @ Thy Service
>> >
>> >
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