Installing Pylons 0.9.4.1 on Suse 10.2 with Python version 2.5 .

Install the following software and depends from Yast2 :

Apache2

Python 2.5
mod_python
python-devl
python-xml

subversion
subversion-python

GCC

Download easy_install setup.

at the command prompt issue the following command (assuming you're in the directory that has the easy_install setup script you downloaded.):

# su         (login as root)
# python ez_setup.py -d /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages

You must define the path  or it will point to /usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages and fail.

If that was successful issue this command still logged in as root:

# python easy_install-2.5 -d /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ Pylons

# python easy_install -d /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages -U PasteScript==dev

Add /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ to your path or you will have to type this each time you issue the paster command.

Open Yast2 (Administrator settings) and select Network Services. Click HTTP Server and follow the instructions. This will start Apache.

Back at the terminal exit root and setup a web project for testing, we will call it test:

# exit   (if you're still logged on as root.)
# python paster create --template=pylons test

 OR if you didn't add site-package to your path.
# python /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/paster create --template=pylons test

You will find test under your home directory. Lets make sure it works.
Edit the development.ini file in the test directory.

change:

[server:main]
use = egg:Paste#http
host = 0.0.0.0
port = 5000

to:

[server:main]
use = egg:Paste#http
host = localhost
port = 5000

Save and close. Go back to the terminal, not as root, and issue:

# cd test

# python paster serve --reload development.ini

OR if you didn't add site-package to your path.
# python /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/paster serve --reload development.ini

Open your web browser and enter http://localhost:5000

You should see "Welcome to your Pylons Web Application" with instructions to get you going.

If you have problems check your Python paths and be sure to read the docs on the Pylons site.