upgrade python2.7 in ubuntu

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Install Python2.7

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install python2.7 python2.7-dev

Switch Python2.7

$ cd /usr/bin
$ rm python
$ ln -s python2.7 python

Install setuptools

$ wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.7/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg
$ sudo sh setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg 

Install pip

$ sudo easy_install pip