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People who don't do Python won't/can't use virtualenv. Also, you don't think that's a nasty workaround for something that should just be a non-issue? That's like you telling me to use NetBSD pkgsrc just to get around some ancient linux (which I have done).



Hi Zed. For the specific case of needing Python 2.6 on RHEL, ask your user to install the 'python26' package from EPEL. It's a semi official source of packages for RHEL including newer versions of OS tools that slot alongside those versions.


Or, just rewrite in C and everyone except Python people will quit bitching. :-)


It seems nobody liked having a full language for default config file format anyway, so ditching it for something simpler may make people happier.


The problem with requiring an update to something like Python may break other programs. Not everything in Python (or Perl) is backward compatible.


Installing the 'python26' package doesn't update or change the installed Python in any way. That's why it was created.

* 'python' remains installed, at version 2.4

* 'python26' is now installed, into separate folders.




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