[bash]
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
wget http://mirrors.geekymedia.com/centos/geekymedia.repo
yum install python26.i386
python26 -V
Python 2.6
[/bash]
References:
http://www.geekymedia.com/tech-articles/rhel5-centos5-rpms-for-python-2-5-and-2-6/
http://mirrors.geekymedia.com/centos/