Re: CentOS 5.3 vs. Python 2.5
On Nov 25, 4:45 am, Jon Clements wrote: > On Nov 25, 8:13 am, Steven D'Aprano > > > > > > wrote: > > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:42:28 -0800, John Nagle wrote: > > > My dedicated hosting provider wants to switch me to a new server with > > > CentOS 5.3, so I have to look at how much work is required. > > > > CentOS 5.3 apparently still ships with Python 2.4. Worse, it > > > requires Python 2.4 for its own internal purposes, and actually > > > installing Python 2.5 breaks the package manager. There's no supported > > > RPM for upgrading. > > > > It's apparently necessary to build Python 2.5 from source, > > > build all the packages, and debug. > > > You shouldn't need *quite* that much effort, particularly if you don't > > care about tkinter. Just use the alternate installation so it doesn't > > stomp all over the 2.4 installation: > > > .configure > > make > > make altinstall > > > You will need root or sudo for that last one. > > > I don't have Centos 5.3, but I have Centos 5, and it seems to work fairly > > easily for me: > > > $ wgethttp://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.5.4/Python-2.5.4.tgz > > ... > > 18:39:11 (69.6 KB/s) - `Python-2.5.4.tgz' saved [11604497/11604497] > > $ > > $ tar xzf Python-2.5.4.tgz > > $ cd Python-2.5.4 > > $ ./configure > > ... > > $ make > > ... > > $ sudo make altinstall > > Password: > > ... > > $ python -V > > Python 2.4.3 > > $ python2.5 -V > > Python 2.5.4 > > > And it all seems to just work for me. > > > > Nor does that "just work". There's > > > documentation, but some of it is in Japanese. > > > >http://blog.bashton.com/2008/python-25-rpms-for-rhel-5-centos-5/ > > > I don't understand why you're using documentation for third-party RPMs as > > evidence that building from source will be troublesome. > > > -- > > Steven > > And might I add on a box where there is no root access, but sufficient > tools (compilers etc...) > > 1) Compile from source > 2) Set PYTHONPATH correctly for your shell > 3) Set your normal path to include your Python rather than the > system's default Python > 4) When installing modules (via setup.py install or easy_install) > include a "home_dir=" (I think that's right OTTOMH) to somewhere in > your home directory, and make sure step 2) complies with this. > 5) Double check with "which python" to make sure it's the correct > version. > > hth > Jon. I'm in a RHEL3 - RHEL5.4 environment and the situation is exactly the same. The code I've written requires 2.5 or higher. I keep a /usr/ local/pythons directory and manually install the versions I need there. I then use virtualenv so I don't have to worry about setting PYTHONPATH manually or anything. I just need to remember to use the right Python executable. I got to doing this when I discovered that there are issues with the Cluster Manager (Lucci) and some external Python packages (some of the Zope stuff, if I remember correctly). So, in addition to the above steps, you'll probably also want to include a '--prefix=.' on the command line to the configure script in order to install in a non-standard location. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: CentOS 5.3 vs. Python 2.5
On Nov 25, 8:13 am, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:42:28 -0800, John Nagle wrote: > > My dedicated hosting provider wants to switch me to a new server with > > CentOS 5.3, so I have to look at how much work is required. > > > CentOS 5.3 apparently still ships with Python 2.4. Worse, it > > requires Python 2.4 for its own internal purposes, and actually > > installing Python 2.5 breaks the package manager. There's no supported > > RPM for upgrading. > > > It's apparently necessary to build Python 2.5 from source, > > build all the packages, and debug. > > You shouldn't need *quite* that much effort, particularly if you don't > care about tkinter. Just use the alternate installation so it doesn't > stomp all over the 2.4 installation: > > .configure > make > make altinstall > > You will need root or sudo for that last one. > > I don't have Centos 5.3, but I have Centos 5, and it seems to work fairly > easily for me: > > $ wgethttp://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.5.4/Python-2.5.4.tgz > ... > 18:39:11 (69.6 KB/s) - `Python-2.5.4.tgz' saved [11604497/11604497] > $ > $ tar xzf Python-2.5.4.tgz > $ cd Python-2.5.4 > $ ./configure > ... > $ make > ... > $ sudo make altinstall > Password: > ... > $ python -V > Python 2.4.3 > $ python2.5 -V > Python 2.5.4 > > And it all seems to just work for me. > > > Nor does that "just work". There's > > documentation, but some of it is in Japanese. > > >http://blog.bashton.com/2008/python-25-rpms-for-rhel-5-centos-5/ > > I don't understand why you're using documentation for third-party RPMs as > evidence that building from source will be troublesome. > > -- > Steven And might I add on a box where there is no root access, but sufficient tools (compilers etc...) 1) Compile from source 2) Set PYTHONPATH correctly for your shell 3) Set your normal path to include your Python rather than the system's default Python 4) When installing modules (via setup.py install or easy_install) include a "home_dir=" (I think that's right OTTOMH) to somewhere in your home directory, and make sure step 2) complies with this. 5) Double check with "which python" to make sure it's the correct version. hth Jon. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: CentOS 5.3 vs. Python 2.5
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:42:28 -0800, John Nagle wrote: > My dedicated hosting provider wants to switch me to a new server with > CentOS 5.3, so I have to look at how much work is required. > > CentOS 5.3 apparently still ships with Python 2.4. Worse, it > requires Python 2.4 for its own internal purposes, and actually > installing Python 2.5 breaks the package manager. There's no supported > RPM for upgrading. > > It's apparently necessary to build Python 2.5 from source, > build all the packages, and debug. You shouldn't need *quite* that much effort, particularly if you don't care about tkinter. Just use the alternate installation so it doesn't stomp all over the 2.4 installation: .configure make make altinstall You will need root or sudo for that last one. I don't have Centos 5.3, but I have Centos 5, and it seems to work fairly easily for me: $ wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.5.4/Python-2.5.4.tgz ... 18:39:11 (69.6 KB/s) - `Python-2.5.4.tgz' saved [11604497/11604497] $ $ tar xzf Python-2.5.4.tgz $ cd Python-2.5.4 $ ./configure ... $ make ... $ sudo make altinstall Password: ... $ python -V Python 2.4.3 $ python2.5 -V Python 2.5.4 And it all seems to just work for me. > Nor does that "just work". There's > documentation, but some of it is in Japanese. > > http://blog.bashton.com/2008/python-25-rpms-for-rhel-5-centos-5/ I don't understand why you're using documentation for third-party RPMs as evidence that building from source will be troublesome. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
CentOS 5.3 vs. Python 2.5
My dedicated hosting provider wants to switch me to a new server with CentOS 5.3, so I have to look at how much work is required. CentOS 5.3 apparently still ships with Python 2.4. Worse, it requires Python 2.4 for its own internal purposes, and actually installing Python 2.5 breaks the package manager. There's no supported RPM for upgrading. It's apparently necessary to build Python 2.5 from source, build all the packages, and debug. Nor does that "just work". There's documentation, but some of it is in Japanese. http://blog.bashton.com/2008/python-25-rpms-for-rhel-5-centos-5/ Google Translate gives me "[...] On this entry uses the src.rpm. Kitara dropped, rpmbuild-rebuild (rpm-rebuild, but often seen the entry, it says, there's this option only old rpm) [...]" I'm trying to figure that out. John Nagle -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
