How to install pip on a system with python 2.6

Question

A base docker image I am working with is a relic using python 2.6.6 ..

So how can I install pip on this system - given the long obsolescence of the python version and the lack of availability of tools even to upgrade to newer versions.

Update I had already gone through all of the options in the other question How to install pip for python 2.6?.

• get-pip link is 404 https://bootstrap.pypa.io/2.6/get-pip.py
• yum install python-pip does not work since pip postdates 2.6

In general 2.6 is so out of date there are no easy answers to be found. I am looking for someone who has an approach even with the long period since this version was obsoleted.

Answer 1

The structure of the site was changed. Pip is now under subdirectory pip. Pip for Python 2.6 is at https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.6/get-pip.py