How install and use another version python(python 2.7) on linux with the default python version is python 2.6
<p>There is a default python version, namely python 2.6, on the GPU server with Linux OS. Now I want to install a new python version on the server from its source, namely python 2.7. I should not change the default python version since I am not the administrator and some reason. So what should I do? </p>

<p>You can install your new version of Python. It should be accessible with the <code>python27</code> command (which may be a symbolic link).
Then you will just have to check that the <code>python</code> symbolic link still points to <code>python26</code>.</p>

<p>Doing this, <code>python</code> will keep on execute Python 2.6 while <code>python27</code> will execute Python 2.7</p>

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