How to install Python without root priviledges ?

[Denis S. Otkidach]

On Tue, 28 May 2002, Shagshag13 wrote:

S> I'm a real newbie in unix's world and i would like to install
S> python on a
S> machine where *i can't have* any root priviledges, how should
S> i do that ?
S>
S> (it's on a HP Unix, but don't even know how to check the
S> exact os name or
S> version...)
S>
S> i do this :
S>
S> mkdir /home/shagshag/local
S> download Python-2.2.1.tgz
S> gunzip
S> tar -xvf Python-2.2.1.tgz
S> cd Python-2.2.1
S> ./configure --prefix=/home/shagshag/local
S> make

What about "make install"?

S> And i get nothing !!!!