easy_install pythonbrew [root@li637-23 schirm]# pythonbrew_install Well-done! Congratulations! The pythonbrew is installed as:   /root/.pythonbrew Please add the following line to the end of your ~/.bashrc   [[ -s "$HOME/.pythonbrew/etc/bashrc" ]] && source "$HOME/.pythonbrew/etc/bashrc" After that, exit this shell, start a new one, and install some fresh pythons:   pythonbrew install 2.7.2   pythonbrew install 3.2 For further instructions, run:   pythonbrew help The default help messages will popup and tell you what to do! Enjoy pythonbrew at /root/.pythonbrew!! [root@li637-23 schirm]# vim /root/.pythonbrew [root@li637-23 schirm]# . ~/.bashrc [root@li637-23 schirm]# pythonbrew install 2.7.2 Downloading Python-2.7.2.tgz as /root/.pythonbrew/dists/Python-2.7.2.tgz ######################################################################## 100.0% Extracting Python-2.7.2.tgz into /root/.pythonbrew/build/Python-2.7.2 This could take a while. You can run the following command on another shell to track the status:   tail -f "/root/.pythonbrew/log/build.log" Installing Python-2.7.2 into /root/.pythonbrew/pythons/Python-2.7.2