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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+HERE=`pwd`
+cd /tmp
+wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.5/Python-2.7.5.tgz /tmp
+tar -zxvf Python-2.7.5.tgz
+cd Python-2.7.5
+mkdir $HERE/.python
+./configure --prefix=$HERE/.python
+make
+make install
+cd /tmp
+wget --no-check-certificate https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz
+tar -zxvf virtualenv-1.11.6.tar.gz
+cd virtualenv-1.11.6/
+$HERE/.python/bin/python setup.py install
+cd $HERE
+$HERE/.python/bin/python /tmp/virtualenv-1.11.6/virtualenv.py .env -p $HERE/.python/bin/python2.7