Are the Redhat Python Packages compatible with Install Packages from Python?
I'm on a project where an outside company wants to transfer data from our systems to their systems. I want to make sure we won't have any comparability issues when it comes time to transfer data.
The outside company is going to use Python as the language to make this happen and we are using Python too on our end. I'm teaching myself Python in my freetime and I know that older versions of Python aren't compatible with newer versions (for example 2.6/2.7 isn't compatible with 3.2/3.3).
The version of Python that we have installed on RHEL6 x86_86 is 2.6.6-64.el6.
I see on Python's website, you can still download v2.6.6 however they recommend to download and install v2.7 instead.
My question is that will the outside company have to use a version of Python that will work with what is currently installed on RHEL6, for example the same version or something in the 2.7 range? Or will they have to use the same version of Python that we are using?
thanks
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Guru
6827 points
Others will likely chime in here, but here's some info...
For adding Python 2.7 to RHEL 6, see this Red Hat solution ID https://access.redhat.com/solutions/92933 which is available through "Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL)" see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/472793
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Guru
1859 points
In addition, the same components that are available via Software Collections support both RHEL 6 and RHEL 7. (Helpful if you upgrade the OS at some point).
Also, Software Collections has Python 3.3 and 3.4, too.
See the list here: https://access.redhat.com/products/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/Developer/#dev-page=5
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