[CentOS] upgrading python

[Pete Biggs]

> > > > 
> > > > Or use Software Collections, the Python27 package from there has 2.7.13
> > > > 
> > > >  https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/python27/
> > > > 
> > > >  https://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/SCL
> > > 
> > > I followed the instructions at the first link and I still only seem to
> > > have 2.7.5. How can I specify a newer version?
> > Hi, perhaps reading https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/ and
> > https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/python27/ will help.
> > 
> > Have you done scl enable python27 bash in your current shell?
> 
> Thanks. Missed that. Now I do get 7.5.13 but it seems I have to type
> that command in each new shell. Can I make that the default python? I
> want django and uWSGI to use that version.
> 

I believe doing something like

  source scl_source enable python27

in .bashrc will do that. But the scl_source command is a fairly recent
addition so hopefully you have it. See:

  https://access.redhat.com/solutions/527703

Try it from a command line first before committing it to your .bashrc

There are some things on the web about using django and uWSGI with
software collections. For instance:

  https://developers.redhat.com/blog/tag/django/

but I know nothing about any of the applications so I don't know how
relevant this is.

P.