1.5. RedHat Linux 上的 Python

在类 UNIX 的操作系统 (如 Linux) 上安装二进制包很容易。预编译好的二进制包对大多数 Linux 发行版是可用的。或者您可以通过源码进行编译。

在 http://www.python.org/ftp/python/ 选择列出的最新的版本号, 然后选择 其中的rpms/ 目录下载最新的 Python RPM 包。 使用 rpm 命令进行安装，操作如下所示:

例 1.2. 在 RedHat Linux 9 上安装

localhost:~$ su -
Password: [enter your root password]
[root@localhost root]# wget http://python.org/ftp/python/2.3/rpms/redhat-9/python2.3-2.3-5pydotorg.i386.rpm
Resolving python.org... done.
Connecting to python.org[194.109.137.226]:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 7,495,111 [application/octet-stream]
...
[root@localhost root]# rpm -Uvh python2.3-2.3-5pydotorg.i386.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:python2.3              ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost root]# python          
Python 2.2.2 (#1, Feb 24 2003, 19:13:11)
[GCC 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-4)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits", or "license" for more information.
>>> [press Ctrl+D to exit]
[root@localhost root]# python2.3       
Python 2.3 (#1, Sep 12 2003, 10:53:56)
[GCC 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits", or "license" for more information.
>>> [press Ctrl+D to exit]
[root@localhost root]# which python2.3 
/usr/bin/python2.3