Another way is to get Python-2.7.12.tar.xz from 
https://www.python.org/downloads/, extract into directory Python-2.7.12 
with 'tar -xJf Python-2.7.12.tar.xz', and see its README file for what to 
do next to get it in /usr/local.

Steven Yellin

On Sun, 31 Jul 2016, Steven Haigh wrote:

> 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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