install_python2.7.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Source: http://toomuchdata.com/2012/06/25/how-to-install-python-2-7-3-on-centos-6-2/

yum groupinstall "Development tools"
yum install zlib-devel
yum install bzip2-devel openssl-devel ncurses-devel
wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.4/Python-2.7.4.tar.bz2
tar xf Python-2.7.4.tar.bz2
cd Python-2.7.4
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make && make altinstall
/usr/local/bin/python2.7
set -o vi
wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distribute/distribute-0.6.36.tar.gz
tar xf distribute-0.6.36.tar.gz
cd distribute-0.6.36
python2.7 setup.py install
/usr/local/bin/easy_install-2.7 virtualenv