=== Default Python version is 2.6.6 ===

CentOS 6 must have 2.6.6 as main install because of some system applications that depend on it.

=== Newer versions ===

Newer versions of Python are available in ''/share/apps/python/''.

To use these version, add the desired version's path to your search path, or call the binaries directly.

Or you can use the Software Collections ''scl'' tool.

Run ''scl -l'' for a list of installed collections. Then, e.g., to use Python 2.7, run this:

  scl enable python27 bash

This will start a new shell that's set to use python 2.7 (run ''which python'' and ''python --version'' to verify).