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FYI - Fedora 13 shipped with Python 2.6, Fedora 14 is going to ship with Python 2.7 and 3.1 in parallel. Not every distribution ships ancient versions. I also

by bcl 16y ago

FYI - Fedora 13 shipped with Python 2.6, Fedora 14 is going to ship with Python 2.7 and 3.1 in parallel. Not every distribution ships ancient versions. I also recommend using virtualenv and pip, these tools make it much easier to create an easily reproducable Python environment.

ubernostrum 16y ago
Not every distribution ships ancient versions. RHEL, meanwhile, does not ship 3.1, 2.7 or 2.6. And to be perfectly honest, if you're seriously distributing Python software you have to take RHEL into account -- "Fedora ships something newer" doesn't help.
- bcl 16y ago
  The EPEL5 repository has Python 2.6 available - http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/SRPMS/repoview/python26.html http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/SRPMS/repoview/...
  - nailer 16y ago
    +1. If you use RHEL, a 'python26' package from a known good source like EPEL is the best place to get a new python that doesn't mess with your existing OS python.
- jrockway 16y ago
  I don't use Python at all. Despite that, I still somehow have Python 2.6.4 installed on my RHEL4 box at work. (Incidentally, the Linux version number is only slightly higher -- 2.6.9!!!) So it seems like it's possible to get 2.6 on RHEL. I did it, and I hate Python.
  - gizmomagico 16y ago
    I can't help but note that hating Python seems irrational.
ptn 16y ago
CentOS is on 2.4
- ChuckN 16y ago
  Why are people using anything but Ubuntu anymore
ErrantX 16y ago
True, but I have had no end of problems using Python apps on Fedora. I now pretty much kill the packages straight away and reinstall from source.
- bcl 16y ago
  Have you filed bug reports with those packages?
  - ErrantX 16y ago
    The bug reports exist for the two main bugs I come across. The main problem is that I could upgrade a couple of systems to fix the bug but doing that tends to break python (with the infamous _md5 error) spectacularly :) Catch 22.

by bcl 16y ago

ubernostrum 16y ago

Not every distribution ships ancient versions. RHEL, meanwhile, does not ship 3.1, 2.7 or 2.6. And to be perfectly honest, if you're seriously distributing Python software you have to take RHEL into account -- "Fedora ships something newer" doesn't help.

bcl 16y ago
The EPEL5 repository has Python 2.6 available - http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/SRPMS/repoview/python26.html http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/SRPMS/repoview/...
- nailer 16y ago
  +1. If you use RHEL, a 'python26' package from a known good source like EPEL is the best place to get a new python that doesn't mess with your existing OS python.
jrockway 16y ago
I don't use Python at all. Despite that, I still somehow have Python 2.6.4 installed on my RHEL4 box at work. (Incidentally, the Linux version number is only slightly higher -- 2.6.9!!!) So it seems like it's possible to get 2.6 on RHEL. I did it, and I hate Python.
- gizmomagico 16y ago
  I can't help but note that hating Python seems irrational.

ptn 16y ago

CentOS is on 2.4

ChuckN 16y ago
Why are people using anything but Ubuntu anymore

ErrantX 16y ago

True, but I have had no end of problems using Python apps on Fedora. I now pretty much kill the packages straight away and reinstall from source.

bcl 16y ago
Have you filed bug reports with those packages?
- ErrantX 16y ago
  The bug reports exist for the two main bugs I come across. The main problem is that I could upgrade a couple of systems to fix the bug but doing that tends to break python (with the infamous _md5 error) spectacularly :) Catch 22.