Re: Is it possible to install Python on a network?

2014-07-23 Thread roys2005
Ben, I am trying to find out how I can install Python on a central machine so that all users can use it, rather than using /usr/local/bin/python. ( I am talking about unix/linux platform ) Since, I do not know the answer, I was asking if Python can/can't/should/shouldn't be installed

Re: Is it possible to install Python on a network?

2014-07-23 Thread roys2005
Dan, Thanks for the information. So, one option is to build Python from source code to be able to install "/where/ever/..." I still wonder why there is no distribution package for *ix that contains binaries/libraries that can be installed "/where/ever/..." Or, may be there is - I just

Re: Is it possible to install Python on a network?

2014-07-22 Thread roys2005
Emile, thanks for the quick response. Does this mean Python cannot be or should not be installed at a central location? If so, what is the root cause for this? - Koushik -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Is it possible to install Python on a network?

2014-07-22 Thread roys2005
We are using Python in a large setup. Individual users are running Debian machines. When I want to install/upgrade Python for all users, I really want to do it centrally rather than every user having to upgrade on their own. Many software packages are installed this way. However, I could not fig