Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2)

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Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> writes:

>> Mea culpa, forgot that. Yes, use altinstall. Although it's probably
>> not a problem to replace 2.6.6 with 2.7.2 - I doubt that'll break many
>> things.
>
> Except that all 3rd party extensions and packages are missing if you
> install Python manually.

True, they would have to be built or at least installed manually also.
Major work, especially for a beginner. Shouldn't pick Debian Stable and
then want current software...

Then again, even the standard install of Python has plenty of stuff. I
installed 2.7.2 on my Debian system just to try out some of the new Tk
stuff.

> Debian's backports should provide a well integrated Python 2.7
> package.

But it doesn't. Python 2.7.2 is in Wheezy, which is the current testing
version of Debian. Looks like it has about 700 release critical bugs, so
it'll be a while until release.

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How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) patrickwayodi <patrickwayodi@gmail.com> - 2011-12-05 06:53 -0800
  Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-06 02:08 +1100
    Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) patrickwayodi <patrickwayodi@gmail.com> - 2011-12-05 07:40 -0800
      Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-06 02:51 +1100
        Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-05 16:23 +0000
          Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-06 03:28 +1100
          Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> - 2011-12-05 17:37 +0100
          Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> - 2011-12-05 17:39 +0100
            Re: How to install Python on Debian GNU/Linux (Python-2.7.2.tar.bz2) Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2011-12-14 20:40 +0200

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