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Bug 627301

Summary: Rebase python from 2.6.5 to 2.6.6 in RHEL 6.1
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Dave Malcolm <dmalcolm>
Component: pythonAssignee: Dave Malcolm <dmalcolm>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Petr Šplíchal <psplicha>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: low    
Version: 6.1CC: mkkp4x4, ohudlick, psplicha
Target Milestone: rcKeywords: Rebase
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Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version: python-2.6.6-1.el6, python-docs-2.6.6-2.el6 Doc Type: Rebase: Bug Fixes and Enhancements
Doc Text:
Python has been rebased from 2.6.5 to 2.6.6
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Last Closed: 2011-05-19 11:36:55 UTC Type: ---
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Description Dave Malcolm 2010-08-25 15:55:20 UTC
Description of problem:
RHEL 6.0 has python-2.6.5

python-2.6.6 was released yesterday:
  http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.6/

It was intended as a bugfix release, and contains a few dozen bugfixes on top of 2.6.5; see:
  http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.6/NEWS.txt
from "What's New in Python 2.6.6?" through to "What's New in Python 2.6.5?"

Comment 3 Michał Piotrowski 2010-08-25 16:50:13 UTC
It would be nice. It is a pity that it is not possible to rebase to python 2.7 - it's a LTS release.

Comment 4 Dave Malcolm 2010-08-25 17:13:51 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> It would be nice. It is a pity that it is not possible to rebase to python 2.7
> - it's a LTS release.

FWIW, I currently do an unofficial, not-supported-by-Red-Hat build of python 2.6 for RHEL5, within EPEL5.  This is a personal side project.

Would there be interest if I did a similar build of python 2.7 for RHEL 6?  for RHEL 5?  (no promises; again, this is a personal side-project).

Comment 5 Michał Piotrowski 2010-08-25 22:18:41 UTC
"Would there be interest if I did a similar build of python 2.7 for RHEL 6?"

As for me it would be very nice of you if you provide such packages :)

Many web projects are using Python and availability of LTS versions would be appreciated.

"not-supported-by-Red-Hat"

If you provides support, it's almost as if RH provides it ;)

But seriously, for many projects, the availability of well build and supported packages is just enough.

Comment 10 Dave Malcolm 2010-11-30 00:13:24 UTC
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Python has been rebased from 2.6.5 to 2.6.6

Comment 21 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 11:36:55 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0554.html

Comment 22 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 13:07:35 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0554.html