Hello,
Thanks for the swift reply.
Here my answers to your questions:
>Did you download the source and run 'configure', 'make', then 'make altinstall'?
=> Not exactly, I ran:
./configure –prefix=/usr/local/python2.7
make
make test
sudo make install
> What you you get if you type 'python -v'?
# installing zipimport hook
import zipimport # builtin
# installed zipimport hook
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/site.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/site.py
import site # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/site.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/os.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/os.py
import os # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/os.pyc
import errno # builtin
import posix # builtin
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/posixpath.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py
import posixpath # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/posixpath.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/stat.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/stat.py
import stat # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/stat.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/genericpath.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/genericpath.py
import genericpath # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/genericpath.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/warnings.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/warnings.py
import warnings # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/warnings.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/linecache.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/linecache.py
import linecache # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/linecache.pyc
# /home/ewald/Kubuntu/tarballs/glade4_linux64_ub10/bin/types.pyc matches /home/ewald/Kubuntu/tarballs/glade4_linux64_ub10/bin/types.py
import types # precompiled from /home/ewald/Kubuntu/tarballs/glade4_linux64_ub10/bin/types.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/UserDict.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py
import UserDict # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/UserDict.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.py
import _abcoll # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/abc.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/abc.py
import abc # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/abc.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.py
import _weakrefset # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.pyc
import _weakref # builtin
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.py
import copy_reg # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/traceback.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/traceback.py
import traceback # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/traceback.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py
import sysconfig # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/re.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/re.py
import re # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/re.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.py
import sre_compile # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.pyc
import _sre # builtin
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sre_parse.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sre_parse.py
import sre_parse # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sre_parse.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sre_constants.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sre_constants.py
import sre_constants # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/sre_constants.pyc
import encodings # directory /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/encodings
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.py
import encodings # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/codecs.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/codecs.py
import codecs # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/codecs.pyc
import _codecs # builtin
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/encodings/aliases.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/encodings/aliases.py
import encodings.aliases # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/encodings/aliases.pyc
# /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/encodings/utf_8.pyc matches /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/encodings/utf_8.py
import encodings.utf_8 # precompiled from /usr/local/python2.7/lib/python2.7/encodings/utf_8.pyc
Python 2.7.3 (default, Jan 19 2013, 14:24:14)
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
> What you you get if you type uname -a'?
Linux STICK01 3.2.0-36-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 8 21:44:52 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Best regards,
Ewald