title: Python on AIX: What are my options?
body: <p>I need to make some Python applications for a work project. The target platform is AIX 5.3.</p>
  
  <p>My question is: What version of Python should I be using?</p>
  
  <p>My requirements are:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p>The Python version must be easy to install on the target machines. Others will do that according to instructions that I write, so no compiling from source or anything like that.</p></li>
  <li><p>The Python version must have ncurses or curses support (I'm making a form handler).</p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I've found two different precompiled versions of Python for AIX, but one (2.1.something) didn't include the curses module, and the other (2.3.4, RPM format) had prerequisites that I failed to fulfill).</p>
  
  <p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>