1. First check the current python version
[root@test bin]# python
Python 2.7.5 (default, Aug 4 2017, 00:39:18)
[GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-16)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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2. Check the python version in the /usr/bin directory
[root@test admin]# cd /usr/bin/
[root@test bin]# ll
3. Delete python in the /usr/bin directory
rm -rf /usr/bin/python
4. Add python2.7 soft link
ln -s /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python
5. Check the python version
[root@test bin]# python
Python 2.7.5 (default, Aug 4 2017, 00:39:18)
[GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-16)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>