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Matias
Matias

Reputation: 1

install python 2.6.6 in debian 8

I need to install python 2.6.6 or 2.6.7 in Debian 8.2. I am a user. I tried to install but I have a error message: "Failed to found the necessary bits to build the modules......."

I want to do this course: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-01sc-introduction-to-electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-i-spring-2011/

I have python 2.7.9 at this moment. When I run a file(.py) in the shell of Idle I have a error message:

ImportError: Bad magic number in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/lib601/sm.pyc

I think this error is because I have the wrong python version.

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Answers (1)

Mochamethod
Mochamethod

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I'm currently working with the newest Debian Ubuntu build, which should work identically to your system. While on Windows, one would simply be able to un-install Python, and re-install the respective version, Linux doesn't really work like that. Since Linux is highly dependant on Python, un-intalling it wouldn't be beneficial to your system in any way, and may possibly mess things up a bit. Linux, however, definitely allows for multiple versions of Python.

Since Python 2.6.x is highly unsupported now-a-days, it is rather hard to install. You'll want to install this PPA, which allows the installation of multiple Python builds. You can do it by using the terminal and typing sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes. After that, run the update: sudo apt-get update, and then choose your version of Python: sudo apt-get install python2.6 python2.6-dev, possibly substituting for other versions.

The 'magic number' error is almost definitely from running an older python file on a newer version -- or perhaps you edited a .pyc file on accident. Regardless, I would, due to preference, not even bother with Idle, and just use the built in terminal, launching python files as so: python test.py.

Now, if you want to run a Python file through a specific version of python, use: pythonx.x test.py, 'x.x' being the version number.

Hoped this answer helped!

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