You can look at virtualenv from EPEL.

You can install a separate python environment in a users home directory.

On 31/07/16 09:36, P. Larry Nelson wrote:
> 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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