Take the tour ×  I would like to know if there are any
documented performance differences between a Python interpreter
that I can install from an rpm (or using yum) and a Python
interpreter compiled from sources (with a priori well set flags
for compilations).  I am using a Redhat 6.3 machine as
Django/Apache/Mod_WSGI production server. I have already
properly compiled everything in different setups and in
different orders. However, I usually keep the build-dev
dependencies on such machine. For some various ego-related (and
more or less practical) reasons, I would like to use
Python-2.7.3. By default, Redhat comes with Python-2.6.6. I
think I could go with it but it would hurt me somehow (I would
have to drop and find a replacement for a few libraries and my
ego).  However, besides my ego and dependencies, I would like to
know what would be the impact in terms of performance for a
Django server.  share|improve this question add comment  1
Answer  up vote 3 down vote accepted  If you compile with the
exact sam