Upgrading Python on Red Hat 7.2?

[Leif K-Brooks]

I have an ancient server with Red Hat 7.2 and Python 1.5.2. I want to
install mod_python, but I'll need a version of python from some time
after the stone age to do that. Up2date is broken (missing Python
module, go figure), so I can't use that. The latest RPMs seem to be for
Red Hat 9, will they work with 7.2? If not, will building from source
make versioned binaries only (/usr/bin/pythonX.X instead of
/usr/bin/python)?

[John Hunter]

>>>>> "Leif" == Leif K-Brooks <eu*****@ecritters.biz> writes:

Leif> I have an ancient server with Red Hat 7.2 and Python
Leif> 1.5.2. I want to install mod_python, but I'll need a version
Leif> of python from some time after the stone age to do
Leif> that. Up2date is broken (missing Python module, go figure),
Leif> so I can't use that. The latest RPMs seem to be for Red Hat
Leif> 9, will they work with 7.2? If not, will building from
Leif> source make versioned binaries only (/usr/bin/pythonX.X
Leif> instead of /usr/bin/python)?

The default build

./configure
sudo make install

will install to /usr/local/ and thus will not overwrite
/usr/bin/python.

JDH