Hi all,

Please don't shoot the questioner (me), as I have no experience with
Python, other than knowing "what" it is and that my SL6.8 systems have
version 2.6.6 installed.

I have been asked by one of our Professors that one of his grad students
apparently needs Python 2.7.x installed on our cluster (optimally in
/usr/local, which is an NFS mounted dir everywhere).

In my brief Googling, I have not found OS requirements for 2.7.x, but
have inferred that it probably needs SL7.x.

Can anyone confirm that?
Or has anyone installed Python 2.7.x (and which .x?) on an SL6.8 system
without replacing 2.6.x?

I'm guessing this can be quite a morass to delve into as when I do a
'rpm -qa|grep -i python|wc'
It returns with 67 rpms with python in the rpm name!

If the solution is indeed simple, I might proceed, otherwise, I'm
of a tendency to reply to the Professor and student, "No way - won't work."
I think the student probably has access to CERN systems that probably
have what he's looking for.

I've followed up with that inquiry to the student and waiting to hear back.

Thanks!
- Larry


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