How do I install python 2.7 in lucid?

[Stardust85]

If you only need a few features of 2.7, you can install them from pypi too. For example OrderedDict is here http://pypi.python.org/pypi/ordereddict/

how to install:
tar -xcvf ordereddict*gz
cd ordereddict*
sudo python setup install
[enter password]

That's all!

[leonbravo]

Hey, what about dependecies?

I am installing a program (gns3 0.7.3), in the process it checks dependencies.

I can install with all altinstall but would it be update dependencies?

or better going for the source and make install of gns3.

cheers.

[amont]

Well, in general, there is no benefit in running a newer Python just because it is newer.

(...)

My advice is don't do it. Don't manually install new things just for the sake of it.

And let this thread rest in piece, so that others may find good advice in the future, instead of polluting it with unnecessary comments.

Thank-you very much, Vox754, 4 months later, your helpful post has avoided me a lot of problems.

[ashwoods]

There are many reasons why somebody would want python 2.7
In lucid, you might want to try using pythonbrew:
https://github.com/utahta/pythonbrew

Kind of like a virtualenv for python interpreters.
(And you should be using virtualenv and maybe virtualenvwrapper)
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv

happy python coding.
ash

[wmcbrine]

Or, at this point, you could just switch to Ubuntu 11.04 and get Python 2.7 with it...

[pythonprog]

Hi,

I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and Python v 2.6. Python v 2.6 does not support a particular import statement (from collections import Counter). So I installed Python v 2.7. I intend to use MySQL database along with Python. My 2.6v is connected to MySQL with the help of apt-get install mysql-python. How do I do the same with Python v 2.7 and get it support MySQL?

[d3v1150m471c]

LOL, been using python2.7 for a long time now with the following:

#this may or may not be safe. use at your own risk, but it works for me.
sudo bash
cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.bak
sed -i 's/lucid/maverick/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get install python2.7
sed -i 's/maverick/lucid/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update

it's a good habit to keep backups if you use hacks like this but most of the time i don't encounter problems.

[kbos]

Use PPA. This explained in http://askubuntu.com/questions/17841...-in-the-future

[d3v1150m471c]

You can also install the source of python2.7 on 10.04 LTS

./configure --with-pydebug

sudo bash
make install

I haven't come across complications with this. it "just works"

# "Safer" install from link posted above:
make altinstall

Don't blame me if you break something though :-p

[bharatj]

I think you can download and install latest version python from http://python.org/download/
But i think it is not a good idea to upgrade python on lucid. As ubuntu (In lucid case, as i have tried on it only) always recommend to have default python version.
You can have both default and new version, by managing symbolic links. But i messed up with both python versions.
Result : I had to reinstall ubuntu again.

Since default version : 2.6.5, i too want to upgrade to 2.7. But right now i m not taking that risk. If anyone knows something which works perfectly on their machine without system getting unstable.Let me know.