Clean Re-Install of Python on OSX & Linux
<p>My various Python upgrades, both Ubuntu and OSX, are so gnarled that I can't escape with virtualenv 'cause virtualenv itself doesn't work.  I want to lift off and nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.</p>

<p>What is the easiest way to uninstall any upgrades, returning the machines to installed defaults, and proceed forward with 2.7 in a virtual environment?</p>

<p>EDIT: Please to note, I installed 2.7 from source on both systems.</p>

<p>EDIT: I've voted to close -- out of place here, and I've figured out enough to get me through the next thing.  Thx to all for reading.</p>
