Install Python for a user

Log into server as user via SSH :

Download Python package of required version from : http://www.python.org/getit/releases/

Say, version required is 2.6.6

# wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.6/Python-2.6.6.tgz

# tar -xvf Python-2.6.6.tgz

# cd Python-2.6.6

Configure and Install Python for user :

#./configure --prefix=/home/user_name/Python-2.6.6

# make

# make install

Python Binary for the user will be : /home/user_name/Python-2.6.6/bin/python and to check version :

# /home/user_name/Python-2.6.6/bin/python --version

That’s All..!!