title: Installing Python2.7 on a linux server without root privileges
body: <p>I am trying to install python2.7 over given python2.6 on a web server. I am stuck at the last step trying to link new python install over the old one.</p>
  
  <p>The steps I have done: </p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Downloaded and extracted Python 2.7</li>
  <li>configured with --prefix=$HOME/.local </li>
  <li>make install</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>What I don't get is how to link by making changes in .bashrc (and what changes to make). I looked over all the places but most the answers are not generic. </p>
  
  <p>Also, I have to install couple of other lovely python stuff, like pip virtualenv, django, nltk over this. A little help on that would be too great.</p>