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ref-manual: Updated the FAQ entry about old Python version 

I re-wrote this FAQ entry to indicate more recent versions of
Python and to leverage off the way we can now download or build
out the buildtools.

Reported-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
(From yocto-docs rev: 87bcd154526feac7218a27b62bffd3a017885435)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>
I only have Python 2.4 or 2.5 but BitBake requires Python 2.6 or 2.7.
My development system does not have Python 2.7.3 or greater,
which the Yocto Project requires.
Can I still use the Yocto Project?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>
You can use a stand-alone tarball to provide Python 2.6.
You can find pre-built 32 and 64-bit versions of Python 2.6 at the following locations:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_PYTHON-i686_DL_URL;'>32-bit tarball</ulink></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_PYTHON-x86_64_DL_URL;'>64-bit tarball</ulink></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
These tarballs are self-contained with all required libraries and should work
on most Linux systems.
To use the tarballs extract them into the root
directory and run the appropriate command:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
$ export PATH=/opt/poky/sysroots/i586-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/:$PATH
$ export PATH=/opt/poky/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/:$PATH
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
Once you run the command, BitBake uses Python 2.6.
You can get the required tools on your host development
system a couple different ways (i.e. building a tarball or
downloading a tarball).
See the
"<link linkend='required-git-tar-and-python-versions'>Required Git, tar, and Python Versions</link>"
section for steps on how to update your build tools.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>