Installing Python

Procedure

1. Use PuTTY to log in to the server as the root user.
2. Run the following command to decompress the Python installation package:

   tar zxvf Python-2.7.16.tgz

3. Run the following command to switch to the directory generated after the package is decompressed:

   cd Python-2.7.16

4. Run the following command to perform configuration:

   CXX=g++ ./configure --prefix=/path/to/PYTHON

5. Run the following command to perform compilation:

   make
   make install

6. Run the following commands to set the Python environment variables:

   export PATH=/path/to/PYTHON/bin:$PATH
   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/path/to/PYTHON/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

7. Run the following command to check whether the installation is successful:

   python -V

   If information similar to the following is displayed, the installation is successful:

   Python 2.7.16