python bug fix update

Advisory:	RHBA-2007:0468-2
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2007-06-07
Last updated on:	2007-06-07
Affected Products:	Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
OVAL:	N/A

Details

Updated python packages that fix multiple bugs are now available.

python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language.

This update fixes the handling of symlink loops with the os.path.realpath
function, and corrects the library path as reported in python distutils.

Users should apply this update, which resolves these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)

SRPMS:
python-2.2.3-6.6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`3069e85a66bd3df86b8c0a39d8449658`

IA-32:
python-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`20a58954178db4826401396e907452b5`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`7fe1fcaae420d16c6849442737f7a162`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`448c2f24ff1f0048ca3c1f3cd23c4160`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`70ddbba102572c667d9d177788643c59`

x86_64:
python-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`bcb538bc160cd657cd92e1b4a6ed9c7b`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`585a4a6fd56e4160f40ac5c326ebcabc`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`2c4e9c954c0ba229bdf9f3322d7ae272`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`f24e405bfedb17378d2b1e865ac10a6f`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
python-2.2.3-6.6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`3069e85a66bd3df86b8c0a39d8449658`

IA-32:
python-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`20a58954178db4826401396e907452b5`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`7fe1fcaae420d16c6849442737f7a162`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`448c2f24ff1f0048ca3c1f3cd23c4160`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`70ddbba102572c667d9d177788643c59`

IA-64:
python-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`48b124b24a86e013b99a37b17cc496dc`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`4eb29f1b9b3ee87358d08ad1b4f7278c`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`763ad9651bb9c847cf7480dcd7765f82`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`946c3da9a38955634d94c8adfdc70503`

PPC:
python-2.2.3-6.6.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`595401fc8083aaa7ba9aff4f560e3ca7`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`afd34fa6a877d9fc0ed61bc142f21f07`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`625ca69d8b3ddf6798c9295885e2021b`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`3f6e740674b746fffbc00a19e949d27f`

s390:
python-2.2.3-6.6.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`fc161a0ef6ea6759f234f0f6c6acec0d`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`f5762bfb396e6d7550844077e4464787`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`2c92f348476234b949dfabe0c46b00ba`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`ab49b8275687c232325de6a9ed30bf52`

s390x:
python-2.2.3-6.6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`462bd4b9eb6009145cec3eccef1fb2c0`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`3c7a1cc0b87f6e9a22fb08a852897ef2`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`633d430b41c28743d1b7860a135dadb7`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`554ae398849466faaca2080062834546`

x86_64:
python-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`bcb538bc160cd657cd92e1b4a6ed9c7b`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`585a4a6fd56e4160f40ac5c326ebcabc`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`2c4e9c954c0ba229bdf9f3322d7ae272`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`f24e405bfedb17378d2b1e865ac10a6f`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
python-2.2.3-6.6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`3069e85a66bd3df86b8c0a39d8449658`

IA-32:
python-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`20a58954178db4826401396e907452b5`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`7fe1fcaae420d16c6849442737f7a162`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`448c2f24ff1f0048ca3c1f3cd23c4160`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`70ddbba102572c667d9d177788643c59`

IA-64:
python-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`48b124b24a86e013b99a37b17cc496dc`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`4eb29f1b9b3ee87358d08ad1b4f7278c`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`763ad9651bb9c847cf7480dcd7765f82`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`946c3da9a38955634d94c8adfdc70503`

x86_64:
python-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`bcb538bc160cd657cd92e1b4a6ed9c7b`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`585a4a6fd56e4160f40ac5c326ebcabc`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`2c4e9c954c0ba229bdf9f3322d7ae272`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`f24e405bfedb17378d2b1e865ac10a6f`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
python-2.2.3-6.6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`3069e85a66bd3df86b8c0a39d8449658`

IA-32:
python-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`20a58954178db4826401396e907452b5`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`7fe1fcaae420d16c6849442737f7a162`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`448c2f24ff1f0048ca3c1f3cd23c4160`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`70ddbba102572c667d9d177788643c59`

IA-64:
python-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`48b124b24a86e013b99a37b17cc496dc`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`4eb29f1b9b3ee87358d08ad1b4f7278c`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`763ad9651bb9c847cf7480dcd7765f82`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`946c3da9a38955634d94c8adfdc70503`

x86_64:
python-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`bcb538bc160cd657cd92e1b4a6ed9c7b`
python-devel-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`585a4a6fd56e4160f40ac5c326ebcabc`
python-tools-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`2c4e9c954c0ba229bdf9f3322d7ae272`
tkinter-2.2.3-6.6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1178	`f24e405bfedb17378d2b1e865ac10a6f`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

144094 - Python distutils reports incorrect lib location
173595 - os.path.realpath can't handle symlink loops

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