How to Install Python 2.7 Updated on October 22, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 1 Minutes, 3 Seconds to Read In this guide, we will go over how to install python 2.7 on your server. This guide requires you to be logged into the servers command line interface as the root user. Note: You must have root access to your server to complete this guide. InMotion allows root access on all VPS Hosting and Dedicated Hosting plans. Installing Python 2.7 Log into your server via the root user. Install all of the requirements via yum. yum -y install gcc gdbm-devel readline-devel ncurses-devel zlib-devel bzip2-devel sqlite-devel db4-devel openssl-devel tk-devel bluez-libs-devel make Run the commands in the following order to prevent any errors. cd /usr/src wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.8/Python-2.7.8.tgz tar xvfz Python-2.7.8.tgz cd Python-2.7.8 ./configure –with-threads –enable-shared make make altinstall After the make altinstall command is complete run the next set of commands to finish the installation. touch /etc/ld.so.conf.d/usrlocallib.conf echo “/usr/local/lib/” >> /etc/ld.so.conf.d/usrlocallib.conf ldconfig cd /usr/src wget https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.7/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg sh setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg easy_install pip pip install virtualenv At this point Python 2.7 has been installed and you can run the python2.7 command on your server to enter a new environment. Share this Article InMotion Hosting Contributor Content Writer InMotion Hosting contributors are highly knowledgeable individuals who create relevant content on new trends and troubleshooting techniques to help you achieve your online goals! More Articles by InMotion Hosting Related Articles BlaB! AX Maintenance Mode How to Log in to BlaB! AX 6 Ways to Improve Website Accessibility How to Create HTML Pages with the CherryTree Note-Taking Application Connecting with Google Analytics in Jetpack Search Engine Optimization with Jetpack Professional FlatPress Themes and Styles How to Manage User Account Settings in OctoberCMS Force HTTPS in OctoberCMS with RedirectToHTTPS How to Uninstall Plugins in OctoberCMS
Hi, I am following this post, trying to install Python, but when I get to this line: ./configure –with-threads –enable-shared , I get this error: configure: error: cannot find install-sh, install.sh, or shtool in “.” “./..” “./../..” I have tried to look in Google and found a few things but then I get configure.ac or configure.in not fount, could you please help me to see how can I get this sorted. Thanks
I have verified that these steps work. Ensure you are logged in as the user. If your problems persist, I recommend contacting Live Support, so they can help you perform the install. Thank you, John-Paul
