[Biopython] installing Biopython in Centos

[Peter]

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:12 PM, vishal bhardwa
<vishal4linux2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> hello sir/mam
>
>         how can i install biopython on Centos System Pls tell me any
> solution
>
> Vishal Bhardwaj
> Mb:-91-7696619429

Hello Vishal,

CentOS currently comes with Python 2.4, so you should be able
to use that and install Biopython from source as normal.

However, Python 2.4 is now very out of date so many packages
don't support it anymore. It lacks a few useful modules like
SQLite3 support and ElementTree for XML parser. It is also
noticeable slower than more recent releases, but that may not
be an issue for you.

NumPy still supports Python 2.4, and Biopython still supports
Python 2.4, but we plan to drop support for Python 2.4 after
Biopython 1.56 is released (which will be some time later this
year).

We have servers running CentOS release 5.4 (Final) and
CentOS 5.5 (final) where the administrator has installed
Python 2.6 at /usr/local/bin/python2.6 or Python 2.7 at
/usr/local/bin/python2.7 and Biopython works fine there.

It would be worth considering installing Python 2.6 or 2.7.
Ask your systems administrator if they can do this for you,
or do it yourself under your user directory as "xyz" suggested.

Peter