install fastestmirror
yum install yum-fastestmirror yum install tix rpm -ivh python26-2.6.5-3.el5.i386.rpm python26-test-2.6.5-3.el5.i386.rpm python26-devel-2.6.5-3.el5.i386.rpm python26-tools-2.6.5-3.el5.i386.rpm python26-libs-2.6.5-3.el5.i386.rpm tkinter26-2.6.5-3.el5.i386.rpm libffi-3.0.5-1.el5.i386.rpm yum install gcc tar -zxvf freetds-stable.tgz ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freetds --with-tdsver=8.0 --enable-msdblib --enable-dbmfix make make install change default python to new python use ln -s cd /usr/bin ln -sr python26 python tar -zxvf setuptools-0.6c11.tar.gz sudo python setup.py install easy_install redis easy_install dreque easy_install eventlet change to default python yum install cython tip:in centos 5.5 currently didn't have the cython package,so you need download source package and compile it wget http://www.cython.org/release/Cython-0.12.1.tar.gz tar -zxvf Cython-0.12.1.tar.gz cd Cython-0.12.1 sudo python setup.py install tar -zxvf pymssql-1.9.908.tar.gz change to new python,the step is as follows: [root@localhost bin]# mv python python_ [root@localhost bin]# ln -s python2. python2.4 python2.6 python2.6-config [root@localhost bin]# ln -s python2. python2.4 python2.6 python2.6-config [root@localhost bin]# ln -s python2.4 python [root@localhost bin]# ls -al|grep python cd pymssql-1.9.908 sudo python setup.py install yum install freetds-devel update redis-py driver