# install Required Development tools 
yum groupinstall -y development
yum groupinstall -y 'development tools'

yum install wget -y

yum install GCC

cd /opt/
# download Pyhton 2.7 

wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.6/Python-2.7.6.tar.xz

# unzip the python 
tar -xvzf Python-2.7.6.tar.xz
#move to directory 
cd Python-2.7.6
#Run the following command 
./configure
make altinstall
#check version
python2.7 -V

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