setup_python-2.7.4.sh

#!/bin/bash
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#
# setup_python-2.7.4.sh - Installs Python-2.7.4 and 3 useful modules, setuptools, pip, virtualenv.
#

aptitude update
aptitude -y install build-essential

# Set your work directory and install directory.
WORK_DIR=~/source
INSTALL_DIR=/opt

if [[ ! -d $WORK_DIR ]]; then
    mkdir -p $WORK_DIR
fi
if [[ ! -d $INSTALL_DIR ]]; then
    mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR
fi

cd $WORK_DIR
wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.4/Python-2.7.4.tgz
tar zxvf Python-2.7.4.tgz
cd Python-2.7.4
./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR/python-2.7.4
make
make install

cat << EOF > ~/pyenvrc
export PATH=$INSTALL_DIR/python-2.7.4/bin:\$PATH
EOF

source ~/pyenvrc

cd $WORK_DIR
wget https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c11.tar.gz
tar zxvf setuptools-0.6c11.tar.gz
cd setuptools-0.6c11
python setup.py install

easy_install pip
pip install virtualenv
#pip install fabric
#pip install fabtools
#pip install cuisine
pip freeze