[issue11353] Python 2.7.1 cannot be built by 2.x baselines of Python

Antoine Pitrou added the comment: The way to build Python is to run "./configure" followed by "make". This is explained in the README. -- nosy: +barry, pitrou resolution: -> invalid status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue11353] Python 2.7.1 cannot be built by 2.x baselines of Python

New submission from David : I tried to download and install the latest Python tarball (2.7.1) and use Python 2.6 to execute "setup.py". I got the error "No module named sysconfig" when running setup.py. "sysconfig" was introduced with Python 3.2 (per http://docs.python.org/dev/library/sysconf