On 28 jan, 22:28, Yansky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I asked my hosting company if they would upgrade Python on my server > to the latest version. They responded with: > > "Sorry no. We tend to stick with what comes packaged with the unix > distribution to ease maintenance issues. > > There is nothing stopping you from running your own version of python > from within your own account. Download the source and compile it and > install it into your own space. Adjust the fist line of your python > scripts to reflect the location of YOUR python binary: > > #! /home/youraccount/yourlibs/python > > and you should be all set." > > The build instructions for Python are: > To start building right away (on UNIX): type "./configure" in the > current directory and when it finishes, type "make". This creates an > executable "./python"; to install in usr/local, first do "su root" and > then "make install".
This is the "default" install. You want to have a look at the ./ configure flags (doing ./configure --help) and set the right options for your custom install. > The problem is, I don't have root access to the server so I can't do > the "make install". You don't need root access to install in your own home directory - this is only needed to do a system wide install. > I have ubuntu on my computer, but from what I > understand I can't compile it on that and upload it because the server > runs Red Had and the ./configure would have made it incompatible > right? Indeed > So how can I build Python without root access? cf above : type ./configure --help, read on, set appropriate options, and proceed !-) HTH -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
