Make sure the current system is up-to date
yum update
Install the necessary packages required to satisfy Twisted’s dependancies.
yum install wget python-devel python-zope-interface
Also install the Development Tools
yum group install “Development Tools”
Download the Twisted Framework (example location: ~/src)
wget http://twistedmatrix.com/Releases/Twisted/12.1/Twisted-12.1.0.tar.bz2
Extract files and install
tar jxvf Twisted-12.1.0.tar.bz2
cd Twisted-12.1.0.tar.bz2
python setup.py install
Test the installation was successful by creating a Python test file.
nano twistedTest.py
Insert the following lines:
import twisted
import twisted.web
Save the file
Ctrl-X (Enter filename when prompted)
Execute the file with hopefully no errors
python twistedTest.py