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Getting a somewhat modern version of Python on CentOS or RHEL
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Installing Python on Linux
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The latest version of Ubuntu, **comes with Python 2.7 out of the box**.
The latest versions of Ubuntu and Fedora **come with Python 2.7 out of the box**.
The latest versions of Redhat Enterprise (RHEL) and CentOS come with Python 2.6.
Some older versions of RHEL and CentOS come with Python 2.4 which is
unacceptable for modern Python development. Fortunately, there are
`Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux`_ which include high
quality additional packages based on their Fedora counterparts. This
repository contains a Python 2.6 package specifically designed to install
side-by-side with the system's Python 2.4 installation.
.. _Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL
You do not need to install or configure anything else to use Python. Having
said that, I would strongly recommend that you install the tools and libraries