python upgrade process...

[bruce]

hi...

i currently have a rh8.0 server that is a little messed up!! i need to know
what's the best/right process to upgrade to the latest python/mod_python,
and any associated libs....

i need to make sure that i don't break the gnome/httpd, or any other python
dependent app...

currently i have different versions on the box, but it appears when i do a
$>python, i get the older version... which is not what i need/want!!!

so, i'm asking, what's the best process for doing an update.

i've tried 'yum update' but it gives some sort of baseurl error... 'apt-get'
doesn't seem to work either... however. if you suggest that these tools
would be the best approach, would these tools actually get all required
dependencies/etc...

thanks..

bruce