From 281a37ed06ea5b2f938fae46d2b26df2c4422aaf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Fischer Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 10:44:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added notes about getting Python2.6 on RHEL/CentOS --- docs/starting/install/linux.rst | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/starting/install/linux.rst b/docs/starting/install/linux.rst index 06aeb9e..1fd04cb 100644 --- a/docs/starting/install/linux.rst +++ b/docs/starting/install/linux.rst @@ -3,7 +3,17 @@ Installing Python on Linux ========================== -The latest version of Ubuntu, **comes with Python 2.7 out of the box**. +The latest versions of Ubuntu and Fedora **come with Python 2.7 out of the box**. + +The latest versions of Redhat Enterprise (RHEL) and CentOS come with Python 2.6. +Some older versions of RHEL and CentOS come with Python 2.4 which is +unacceptable for modern Python development. Fortunately, there are +`Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux`_ which include high +quality additional packages based on their Fedora counterparts. This +repository contains a Python 2.6 package specifically designed to install +side-by-side with the system's Python 2.4 installation. + +.. _Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL You do not need to install or configure anything else to use Python. Having said that, I would strongly recommend that you install the tools and libraries -- 1.8.0.2