installing python

[Derek Broughton]

Tom Sparks wrote:

> 
> I want to able to set up a self-contained version of python
> 
> tom_a_sparks
> 
> --- On Mon, 4/5/09, CLIFFORD ILKAY <clifford_ilkay at dinamis.com> wrote:
> 
> From: CLIFFORD ILKAY <clifford_ilkay at dinamis.com>
> Subject: Re: installing python
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> Received: Monday, 4 May, 2009, 4:19 AM
> 
> On 03/05/09 06:01 AM, Tom Sparks wrote:
>> How do I install python in the another directory?
> 
> Are you trying to have multiple versions of Python or multiple versions
> of Python modules? If the former, you can install the specific version
> of Python using apt. If the latter, "easy_install virtualenv".

or
sudo aptitude python-virtualenv
-- 
derek