Rebuilding the python SRPM doesn't work if python isn't already installed. There are references to /usr/bin/python* in the build process.
Yeah I know. I tried to use the compiled one in a couple of places, I probably missed some. I'll have to try it myself.
Fixed in python-2.2.2-7. Get it while it's still hot, ftp://people.redhat.com/misa/fixes/python/
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