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I already have Python2.7 but due to certain reasons I need to install Python2.4. So, I installed python2.4 and when I run ez_setup.py with Python2.4/python ez_setup.py, I got the error that says
can't decompress data; zlib not available.
I installed zlib1g and zlib1g-dev as well. I restarted my console but I am still getting this error. Can anyone help me with this? I got ez_setup.py from this link.
When I do
which zlib
in the console it says
zlib not found
I don't find a Python 2.4 package for Ubuntu, so I assume you tried to compile it from source. If so, you would have had to explicitly configure and compile it with zlib support.
I found a blog article on how to do this here:
http://www.1stbyte.com/2005/06/26/configure-and-compile-python-with-zlib/
basically install zlib1g-dev, and then configure Python with
./configure --with-zlib=/usr/include
then you can do "make" to generate the Python 2.4 binaries.
./configure --help to see the available options for the software you're trying to build. BTW, if it's Python 2.7, that's widely available as a package for Ubuntu so you shouldn't need to build from source.