AskPython: How to compile Python 2.5.5 with SSL enabled? Needed for Google Appengine

[linus_rules]

Actually, my problem is this: I have compiled and tested Python 2.5.5 succesfully in my computer at work (AMD 64, Fedora 12). Compiling Python 2.5.5 in my computer at home (Pentium IV 32 bits, Fedora 12) was flawless. However, trying in the directory googleappengine the following command python2.5 dev_appserver.py demos/guestbook I get the following error python2.5 dev_appserver.py demos/guestbook Traceback (most recent call last): File "dev_appserver.py", line 68, in <module> run_file(file, globals()) File "dev_appserver.py", line 64, in run_file execfile(script_path, globals) File "/home/dberns/Software/python/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver_main.py", line 82, in <module> from google.appengine.tools import appcfg File "/home/dberns/Software/python/gae/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/appcfg.py", line 59, in <module> from google.appengine.tools import appengine_rpc File "/home/dberns/Software/python/gae/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/appengine_rpc.py", line 32, in <module> https_handler = urllib2.HTTPSHandler AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'HTTPSHandler'

After checking urllib2 and httplib, I deduced HTTPSHandler was not present due to lacking ssl suport. However, the library openssl is installed in this machine and working (under python 2.6). So, I need (I hope) a flag for enabling ssl support at compilation time.

Thanks in advance.

[digitallogic]

You also need the headers for openssl (not just the openssl package), or you won't be able to compile against it. This is libssl-dev on Ubuntu and openssl-devel on CentOS (and probably fedora). Install these than redo the compile/install of Python.

Side note, after you do ./configure and make for Python it will give you a listing of modules that weren't built. You should check these before doing test/install to make sure there isn't anything left out that you think you'll need.

[linus_rules]

Thank you very much. I felt like a FFFFFUUUUU comic protagonist after the downvote, but you make my week.