On 2014-11-15, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote: > pythonista wrote: > >> I am developing a python application as a contractor. >> >> I would like to know if someone can provide me with some insight into the >> problems that then infrastructure team has been having. >> >> The scope of the project was to install python 2.7.8 and 4 modules/site >> packages on a fresh linux build. > > A "fresh linux build" of Red Hat Linux 6? RHL 6 was discontinued in 2000. > That's *at least* 14 years old. Why on earth are you using something so old > instead of a recent version of RHEL, Centos or Fedora?
I'm sure the OP meant RHEL 6, and not RH 6 [yes, I realize you know that two and are just making a point about how it pays to include accurate info when asking for help.] The OP probably doesn't even _know_ that there was prior product line called RedHat Linux with a version 6. [Kids these days!] IIRC, I started with one of the "holiday" RedHat Linux releases before they were numbered. I think it was "Mothers Day" or "Holloween". The first numbered release I remember was RedHat Linux 3.something. RHL was pretty good up through the 6.x series, but 7.00 was utterly and famously shoddy [at that point I switched to Mandrake]. RH 7.00 was so notoriously bad, I'm surprised that they didn't skip "7" entirely in the RHEL product line to avoid the bad memories... -- Grant -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
