I tried to install mod_wsgi on my ubuntu server using the package manager, but noticed it depends on python 2.6. I’m using python 2.7, and would rather avoid installing 2.6…
Does mod_wsgi really depend on python 2.6, even if I intend to run only python 2.7 with it? If not, is there a way to install mod_wsgi having only python 2.7 installed?
I’ve confirmed that the mod_wsgi package (libapache-mod-wsgi) supports both python 2.6 and 2.7. Checking /usr/lib/apache2/modules revealed the existence of both mod_wsgi.so-2.6 and mod_wsgi.so-2.7.
To install the package without having to install python 2.6 I’ve used apt-get download libapache2-mod-wsgi to download the package without installing, and then dpkg --force-all -i libapache2-mod-wsgi to install it by itself (i.e., without python 2.6). It automatically symlinked to the mod_wsgi.so-2.7 module.
PS: This is apparently a well known bug.
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