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Asked: 2026-06-02T16:23:21+00:00

I have Python 2.4 and 2.7 on my Centos server. When I execute python

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I have Python 2.4 and 2.7 on my Centos server.
When I execute python I get version 2.7 srat up.
When I execute python2.4 I get version 2.4 start up.
The above is as I want but when I execute python2.7 I get python2.4 start up.
I want to put this right but can’t work out how.
I was expecting to see a link from 2.7 to 2.4 but all I can find is as follows:

In /usr/bin directory I have:

python  
python2 -> python
python2.4

In /usr/local/bin I have:

python
python2.7
python2.7-config
python-config -> python2.7-config

I’ve had a look in python2.7-config but can see nothing that may link the python2.7 bin to python2.4.
Can anyone suggest how I might correct this issue. I don’t want to start uninstalling python versions as I know (from bitter experience) that that can mess up the OS.
Thanks

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/usr/bin/python --- 2.4
/usr/bin/python2 --- 2.4
/usr/bin/python2.4 --- 2.4
/usr/local/bin/python --- 2.7
/usr/local/bin/python2.7 --- 2.4
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  1. Editorial Team

    1. Try removing python from both /usr/bin/ and /usr/local/bin/ as well
      as removing python2 from /usr/bin/.

    2. Then try running which python2.7 to see, where does python2.7 comes from.

    3. Finally, create a single python and a single python2 symlinks for desired python versions in /usr/bin/. Note, that CentOS may rely on python -> python2.4 and python2 -> python2.4 links.

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